Smita Agarwal
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Smita Agarwal is a poet and professor of English at the University of Allahabad, India
. In 1999 she was a writer in residence at the University of Stirling
in Scotland, and the University of Kent
in England.
Agarwal's doctoral studies were on American poet, novelist and short story writer, Sylvia Plath
. Agarwal is an editor and translator for Plath Profiles, the Sylvia Plath online journal, Indiana University, US.
Agarwal is also a vocalist for All India Radio.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. In 1999 she was a writer in residence at the University of Stirling
University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...
in Scotland, and the University of Kent
University of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
in England.
Agarwal's doctoral studies were on American poet, novelist and short story writer, Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Born in Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newnham College, Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer...
. Agarwal is an editor and translator for Plath Profiles, the Sylvia Plath online journal, Indiana University, US.
Agarwal is also a vocalist for All India Radio.
Works
- Wish-granting Words. New Delhi: Ravi Dayal Publisher, 2002
- Mofussil Notebook. Poems of Small Town India. E-book: Cooperjal Limited, UK, 2011
Anthologized
Agarwal's poems have been included in anthologies such as:- Literature Alive, New Writing from India and Britain, Vol. 2, Summer 1996.
- Nine Indian Women Poets. Oxford University Press, 1997
- Verse: Special Feature on Indian poetry, UK & USA, Vol. 17 & 18, 2001.
- Reasons for Belonging. Penguin, 2002.
- Midnight’s Grandchildren. Macedonia: Post Independence Poetry From India, Struga Poetry Press, 2003.
- Confronting Love. Penguin, 2005.
- Fulcrum: Special Issue on Indian Poetry in English, No. 4. US: 2005.
- Sparks, DAV Center for Creative Education. Mumbai: New Panvel, 2008.
- Indian English Women Poets. New Delhi: Creative Books, 2009.
- We Speak in Changing Languages: Indian Women Poets, 1990-2007. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2009.