Akhil Katyal Explained

Akhil Katyal (born 1985 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh)[1] is an Indian poet, translator, scholar and a queer activist.[2]

Career

Katyal has published three books of poems: Like Blood on the Bitten Tongue: Delhi Poems, How Many Countries Does the Indus Cross, and Night Charge Extra.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] During fall 2016, he was an International Writing Fellow at the University of Iowa.[9] He was the recipient of the Vijay Nambisan Poetry Fellowship for the year 2021. In 2018, he translated Ravish Kumar's book of Hindi poems Ishq Mein Shahar Hona as A City Happens in Love.[10] In 2020, he co-edited The World that Belongs to Us: An Anthology of Queer Poetry from South Asia.[11] His work appears in Jeet Thayil (ed.) The Penguin Book of Indian Poets (2022).[12] In the summer of 2022, he guest edited a special issue on 'New Indian English Poetry' for Poetry at Sangam.[13]

Katyal is from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has taught creative writing at Ambedkar University Delhi.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Penguin Book of Indian Poets . 2022 . 9789354925108 . .
  2. News: This Poet's Fiery Poem on Same-Sex Love Celebrates SC Verdict . 6 September 2018 . 4 June 2022 . Indian poet and queer activist Akhil Katyal resists against it in this fiery poem.
  3. Web site: A South Asian queer poetry anthology seeks to represent the community's everyday realities - Firstpost. firstpost.com. 2018-06-26.
  4. News: Delhi Queer Pride: Ten short poems by a city-based queer poet to mark a decade of pride. Katyal. Akhil. Scroll.in. 2018-06-26. en-US.
  5. News: 'Delhi is capable of its moments of liberation': Akhil Katyal on being a queer poet and his undying love for the Capital. 2018-01-29. The Indian Express. 2018-06-26. en-US.
  6. News: A Poet for the Millennials: Akhil Katyal on Resistance, Desire, and Everything in Between. VagaBomb. 2016-10-20. VagaBomb. 2018-06-26. En.
  7. Web site: You too violate 377: Akhil Katyal's poem lays bare India's hypocrisy. dailyo.in. 2018-06-26.
  8. Web site: Extract: Like Blood on the Bitten Tongue: Delhi Poems by Akhil Katyal. hindustantimes.com. 2020-06-12.
  9. Web site: Akhil KATYAL The International Writing Program. iwp.uiowa.edu. en. 2018-07-06.
  10. Web site: A City Happens in Love (Ishq Mein Shahar Hona) . . speakingtigerbooks.com. 2018-08-31.
  11. Web site: Excerpt: The World That Belongs to Us: An Anthology of Queer Poetry from South Asia Edited by Aditi Angiras and Akhil Katyal. hindustantimes.com. 2020-07-12.
  12. News: 2022-05-17 . The Penguin Book of Indian Poets — a feast of literature . Financial Times . 2022-06-06.
  13. Web site: July 2022 Poetry at Sangam . 2022-07-14 . en-US.
  14. News: Delhiwale: Meet the Jangpura Extension poet. 2017-05-15. hindustantimes.com/. 2018-06-26. en.

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