Sudeep Sen


Sudeep Sen is an Indian English poet and editor.

Early life

He was educated at St. Columba's School in Delhi and received a degree in English literature from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. Sen also received a master's degree in English and creative writing from Hollins University and was an international scholar at Davidson College. From 1992 to 1993 he was an international poet-in-residence at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh, and in 1995 he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University. In 1995 he set up a poetry publishing company, Aark Arts. He has a son named Aria.

Works

Sen's books include Postmarked India: New & Selected Poems, ''Rain, Aria, Postcards from Bangladesh, Fractals: New & Selected Poems | Translations 1980-2015 and EroText.''

Poetry

Leaning Against the Lamp-Post The Man in the Hut The Lunar Visitations Kali in Ottava Rima Parallel New York Times South African Woodcut Mount Vesuvius in Eight Frames Dali's Twisted Hands Postmarked India: New & Selected Poems Retracing American Contours A Blank Letter Lines of Desire Almanac Perpetual Diary Monsoon Distracted Geography: An Archipelago of Intent Prayer Flag Rain Heat Winter Frances Mediterraneo Ladakh Fractals: New & Selected Poems|Translations 1978-2013 Fractals: New & Selected Poems | Translations 1980-2015 Incarnat | Incarnadine
  • ''Path to Inspiration''

Prose

Postcards from Bangladesh BodyText: Dramatic Monologues in Motion
  • ''EroText''

Translations

In Another Tongue Love & Other Poems Spellbound & Other Poems Love Poems
  • ''Aria''

Editor, co-editor

  • 1995 Wasafiri: Contemporary Writing from India, South Asia and the Diaspora. University of London.
  • 1996 Lines Review Twelve Modern Young Indian Poets. Edinburgh: Lines Review.
  • 1998 Index for Censorship ; Songs of Partition. London: Index for Censorship
  • 2001-18: Six Seasons Review. Dhaka: University Press Limited & London: Aark Arts.
  • 2001 Hayat Saif: Selected Poems. Dhaka: Pathak Samabesh.
  • 2001 The British Council Book of Emerging English Poets from Bangladesh. Dhaka: The British Council.
  • 2002 Dash: Four New German Writers. Berlin: Humboldt University & London: Aark Arts.
  • 2002 Shawkat Haider: A Day with Destiny. Dhaka: Azeez.
  • 2004 Midnight's Grandchildren: Post-Independence English Poetry from India. Macedonia: Struga Poetry Evenings.
  • 2005 Sestet: Six New Writers. Berlin: Free University & London: Aark Arts.
  • 2006 Biblio South Asian English Poetry. New Delhi: Biblio.
  • 2006–present Atlas: New Writing, Art & Image. London, New York, New Delhi: Aark Arts.
  • 2009 The Literary Review. Indian Poetry. Fairleigh Dickinson University.
  • 2010 World Literature Today: Writing from Modern India. University of Oklahoma.
  • 2011 Poetry Review Centrefold Portfolio of Indian Poetry. UK: Poetry Review.
  • 2012 The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry. HarperCollins.
  • 2012 The Yellow Nib: Modern English Poetry by Indians. Belfast: Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, Queens University.
  • 2013: The Prairie Schooner Feast Anthology of Poetry by Indian Women. University of Nebraska.
  • 2015: World English Poetry. Dhaka: Bengal Foundation.