- Manohar Shankar Oak
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Manohar Shankar Oak (Devanagari: मनोहर शंकर ओक) (May 27, 1933 – May 11, 1993) was a Marathi poet, novelist, and translator from Maharashtra, India.
Oak led a Bohemian life style. An influence of English poets like Allen Ginsberg can be discerned in his poetry. The background of Mumbai metropolis often appears in his poems.
An Anthology of Marathi Poetry, 1945-65 by Dilip Chitre contains translations of some of Oak's poems.
Works
Collections of poems
- Aaitya Kavita
- Manohar Oakanchya Ainshi Kavita (posthumous publication)
Novels
- Charsi
- Antarvedi
Categories:- Marathi-language writers
- Indian poets
- Marathi poets
- 1993 deaths
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