Poetry, or else de Anisur Rahman

Poetry, or else

Anisur Rahman

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 aug 2013

The poet, the unknown being... a loony, a dreamer, a hermit. The poet writes poetry... but really, what is poetry? Arts, politics, mere amusement?

This little book is an insight into the mindset of someone who just can't help but to be a poet. It is a manifesto for the freedom of thought and expression, an essential source of motivation and inspiration for readers and writers alike.

Anisur Rahman (b.1978) made his poetic debut in 2003. As a journalist, translator and playwright he has further contemplated the poetic mind. Born in Bangladesh, he writes in both Bengali and English, but nowadays lives exiled in Sweden.

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Anisur Rahman (b. 1978) was born in Madhupur in the district of Tangail, Bangladesh. He has been educated in Bengali and English language, literature, history, film and theatre studies at The University of Dhaka and the University of Stockholm. He contributes prose and poetry to different journals in various countries. He has authored more than twenty books of prose and poetry. His literary works have been translated into various languages for instance English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Serbian, Georgian, and Kiswahili.Anisur Rahman was awarded the 2013 Prince Wilhelm Scholarship from the Swedish PEN. He was also a writer in residency (2009-2011) as part of the International PEN network. He has been a guest at the Sor Juana University in Mexico City, Bilgi University in Istanbul and the Centre for Ibsen Studies at the University of Oslo. As a playwright. He shares his time between Bangladesh and Sweden.Anisur has done work for theatres in Bangladesh, Norway and Sweden, Swedish Radio and NRK Norwegian Radio. He translated Henrik Ibsen's play and 50 poems from English to Bengali. Anisur has also published a collection of essays about Ibsen. He leads creative writing literary workshops in Oslo, Uppsala, Dhaka and other cities. He had a pioneering role in founding the Literary Centre in Uppsala. He is moving from one city to the other for survival in life. However, he is determined to settle himself closer to the Bengali culture and language.