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Mani Rao (born 28 February 1965) is an Indian poet and translator, writing in English .
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Biography
Author of eight poetry collections, and a translation of the Bhagavad Gita as a poem,[1] Rao has had poems published in literary journals including Fulcrum, Wasafiri, Meanjin, Washington Square, West Coast Line, Tinfish, and in anthologies including Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond (W.W. Norton, 2008) and The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets. (Bloodaxe Books, 2008).[2]
She was a Visiting Fellow at the Iowa International Writing Program in 2005 and 2009, and held the 2006 University of Iowa International Programs writer-in-residence fellowship. She is co-founder of OutLoud, a regular poetry-reading gathering, in Hong Kong, and contributed a poetry segment to RTHK Radio 4.[3][4]
Translations of Rao’s poems have been published in Latin, Italian, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, French and German. She has performed at literary festivals in Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Vancouver, Chicago, and at the 2006 New York PEN World Voices.[5][6]
Rao worked in advertising and television from 1985 to 2004, and was the Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Corporate Communications at Star (TV) Group Ltd., based in Hong Kong.[7] She was born in India and moved to Hong Kong in 1993.[8] She has an MFA from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.[9]
Bibliography
Books
- Bhagavad Gita - A translation of the poem," (Autumn Hill Books, 2010) (Penguin India, 2011).
- Ghostmasters, (Hong Kong: Chameleon Press, 2010)[10]
- Mani Rao:100 Poems, 1985-2005, (Hong Kong: Chameleon Press, 2006)[11]
- Echolocation (Hong Kong: Chameleon Press, 2003)
- Salt (Hong Kong: Asia 2000)
- The Last Beach (Bilingual with Chinese translation. Trans. Huang Chan Lan. Hong Kong: Asia 2000, 1999)
- Living Shadows (Bilingual with Chinese translation. Trans. Huang Chan Lan. Drawings Mani Rao. Hong Kong: HK Arts Development Council, 1997)
- Catapult Season (Calcutta: Writers Workshop, 1993)
- Wing Span (Calcutta: Writers Workshop, 1987)
References
- ^ Autumn Hill Books Website
- ^ Mani Rao’s Official Website
- ^ Mani Rao’s Official Website
- ^ University of Iowa This Week: A Guide to Campus Events > Meet the IWP writers-in-residence: Mani Rao
- ^ PEN World Voices > 2006 Festival Mani Rao
- ^ Mani Rao’s Official Website
- ^ Mani Rao’s Official Website
- ^ PEN World Voices > 2006 Festival Mani Rao
- ^ Poets & Writers > Directory of Writers > Mani Rao
- ^ Mani Rao’s Official Website
- ^ Mani Rao’s Official Website
External links
- Audio: Author’s Website > Hear Mani
- Author’s Website
- Poem: WebdelSol > In Posse Review > Which Way Does the River Flow by Mani Rao
- Poems: Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (Issue#1) > Mani Rao: Four Poems
- Review: Quarterly Literary Review Singapore > Vol. 3, No. 4, Jul 2004 > A Review by Cyril Wong of Echolocation by Mani Rao
- Review: The Asian Review of Books > A Review by Dino Mahoney of Echolocation by Mani Rao > August 19, 2003
- Poets & Writers > Directory of Writers > Mani Rao
- Gita Translation Excerpts: eXchanges Winter 2009
- Interview: South China Morning Post > 30 May 2010 > "My Life" Interview by Mark Footer
- Author's Page on Facebook
Categories:- Indian poets
- Living people
- 1965 births
- Indian writers
- English-language poets from India
- Indian translators
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