Sudeep Sen
Quick Facts
Biography
Sudeep Sen (born 1964) is an Indian English poet and editor living in London and New Delhi.
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. An Inlaks Scholar, 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. He was an international poet-in-residence at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh, and a visiting scholar at Harvard University.
Works
Sen's books include Postmarked India: New & Selected Poems, Rain, Aria, Postcards from Bangladesh, Fractals: New & Selected Poems | Translations 1980-2015 and EroText. His works have been translated into Arabic, Bengali, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Malayalam, Persian, Punjabi, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
He has edited several anthologies, including The Harper Collins Book of English Poetry, World Literature Today Writing from Modern India,The Literary Review Indian Poetry and Midnight's Grandchildren: Post-Independence English Poetry from India. Sen's writings have appeared in newspapers, magazines and journals and been broadcast on radio and television, such as the Times Literary Supplement, Newsweek, Guardian, Observer, Independent, Telegraph, Financial Times, Herald, Poetry Review, Literary Review, Harvard Review, Hindu, Hindustan Times, Times of India, Indian Express, Outlook and India Today.
Sen has written poetry for the film, Flying Home, directed by Michael Walling and produced by Border Crossing and Arts Council. His poetic contributions to stage plays include Vesuvius and BodyText. Both were directed by Michael Walling and produced by Border Crossing. Among his poetic contribution are the stage shows Texture Tone Topography: Poetry & Jazz, T3 & Woman, J3: Jibanananda Jazz Jugalbandi, [Wo]man, and Rain. Sen has directed a staged reading, Midnight's Grandchildren: Contemporary Indian Poetry in English.
Awards
Year | Works | Awards |
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2018 | Postcards from Bangladesh | UPL Excellence Award |
2017 | EroText | Global Literary Festival Award for Literary Excellence |
2017 | EroText | Best Book of the Year |
2009 | Aria | AK Ramanujan Translation Award |
2009 | Blue Nude | Jorge Zalamea Poetry Award |
2007 | Kathak Literary Award | |
2004 | Pleiades Honour |