Ravi Shankar (poet)

For other people named Ravi Shankar, see Ravi Shankar (disambiguation).
Dr.

Ravi Shankar
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Language
  • Tamil
  • English
NationalityIndian American
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationPhD
Alma mater
Periodcontemporary
GenrePoetry, Translation, Criticism and Memoir
Notable awards

Corporation of Yaddo
MacDowell Colony
Rhode Island State Council of the Arts Artist Fellowship

Dr. Ravi Shankar (born 1975) is an American poet, editor, and former literature professor at Central Connecticut State University and City University of Hong Kong and Chairman of the Asia Pacific Writers & Translators (APWT). He is the founding editor of online literary journal Drunken Boat.[1][2][3] He has been called "a diaspora icon" by The Hindu[4] and "one of America's finest younger poets" by former Connecticut poet laureate Dick Allen.[5]

  1. ^ "Restless at home". The Straits Times. 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. ^ Shivani, Anis (2015-08-10). "The Festival That Was Matwaala: South Asian Poets Celebrating Poetry and Love". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  3. ^ Kelley, Tina. "Suburban Region's Poets Convey a Sense of Place". Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  4. ^ "The champak dripping dye". The Hindu. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  5. ^ "Poet Ravi Shankar Launches Deepening Groove". PR. 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2019-10-15.