Abhay K.

New Delhi

Abhay K. is an Indian poet-diplomat and the author of two memoirs and five collections of poems. He is also the editor of CAPITALS – an anthology of poems on 185 capital cities of the world (Bloomsbury). He received the SAARC Literary Award 2013 and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2013. His poems have appeared in Poetry Salzburg Review, Asia Literary Review, The Stony Thursday Book 2015, The Missing Slate, The Long Exposure Magazine, The Galway Review, Eastlit, Gargoyle, The Caravan, Indian Literature among others and have been translated into Irish, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Slovenian, Portuguese, Mandarin and Nepali. His most recent collection of poems The Seduction of Delhi (Bloomsbury) is a poetry bestseller. His Earth Anthem has been translated into 28 languages.His call for an official Earth Anthem has been lauded by UNESCO and is supported by the Habitat for Humanity.

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The Seduction of Delhi media_image	Qutub Minar and ruins of the Qutub Complex media_image	Jantar Mantar (Sun Dial) media_image
Capitals Cover media_image	Ugrasen Ki Bauli (Step-well of Urasen) media_image	Capitals "I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities above all."—Michelangelo Capitals are epitome of our imagination and are considered the highest achievement of human civilization in terms of art,... media_text
Nalanda Poems 1. The Day of Massacre at Nalanda Bakhtiyar and his men play buzkashi in my alleys today monks are being burnt alive; and those who try to escape are beheaded. Dharmagunj – the nine... media_text	Delhi My smell, my nakedness entices hordes of human flesh from faraway lands... media_text	The Iron Pillar of Delhi at the Qutub Complex media_image
The Flower Girl of Delhi Bare to the bone in tattered garb freshness of adolescence on my face I stand amidst the traffic, bouquets of roses in my tender hands–– red, yellow, pink and white, ... media_text	A SAARC Anthem Fostering regional consciousness needs mammoth efforts. South Asia has a formal mechanism of cooperation in place among its member countries through the vibrant organization of the South Asian Association for... media_text	Need for a Common Earth Anthem I would like to begin with these words of Antoine de Saint-Exupery- "In this century, as in others, our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together," and share with you the need for a... media_text

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