Bibhu Padhi

Bibhu Padhi (born Bibhu Prasad Padhi; 16 January 1951), is an Indian poet. He writes in English and Odia, and is also a translator and literary critic. He has authored 17 volumes of poetry in English, 5 volumes of poetry in Odia, and a novel in English. He has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

His poems have appeared in distinguished magazines throughout the English-speaking world, such as The London Magazine, Times Literary Supplement, Contemporary Review, The Poetry Review, Poetry Wales, The Rialto, Stand, American Media, The American Scholar, Commonweal, The Manhattan Review, The New Criterion, Poetry, Poet Lore, Encounter, Rosebud, Southwest Review, TriQuarterly, New Contrast, The Antigonish Review, Queen’s Quarterly, and The Toronto Review. They have also been included in numerous anthologies and textbooks. Five of the most recent are The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets, Language for a New Century (Norton), Journeys (HarperCollins), 60 Indian Poets (Penguin) and The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry. Provided by Wikipedia