An Interview with Poet Prabal Kumar Basu

Abstract

This is an interview with poet Prabal Kumr Basu who is a modern poet, having eighteen poetry books to his credit. He has carved out a definite name in the field of modern Bengali poetry and also has a book of verse drama to his credit. He has received notable accolades and prizes as part of his writing experience, and in this interview, he talks about his childhood, the most important and influential poets whose poetic imprints have inspired him. Moreover, he talks about world poetry as a part of this interview and also carries a very detailed analysis of the present condition of translation studies in the world. The interviewer also asks him as a part of his world tours for official work and also for poetry sessions. He recollects all the moments of poetic enrichment that have helped him in becoming a creatively affluent individual, and a worshipper of poetry.

Keywords

• interview
• translation
• poetry