Mapping English Poetry from Bihar: A Snapshot of Twenty-Two Swans in the Lake of Life

Authors

  • Sudhir K. Arora Professor of English, Maharaja Harishandra P. G. College, Moradabad.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56062/gtrs.2025.4.10.1092

Keywords:

Soil, traditions, cultural ethos, philosophical reflections, spirituality

Abstract

This paper maps English poetry from Bihar highlighting twenty-two poets who have made Bihar speak its rich tradition of quest and cultural ethos. Though this poetry has its roots in local soil, it transcends the local boundaries and becomes universal by virtue of its fusion of cultural rootedness, philosophical questionings and modern poetic expressions. Thematically and technically, this poetry is rich enough to quench the thirst of readers across the globe by its universal concerns of life, death, love, society and spirituality. Babu Avadh Biahri Lall, R. K. Singh, Prabhat Kumar Singh, Pashupati Jha, Punita Jha, C. L. Khatri, Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Binod Mishra, Tabish Khair, Sumirasko, Bhaskarananda Jha and Abhay Kumar are some of the significant English poets who have touched almost every aspect of life—be it social, political or religious or cultural. 

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Author Biography

  • Sudhir K. Arora, Professor of English, Maharaja Harishandra P. G. College, Moradabad.

    Dr Sudhir K. Arora is currently a Professor of English at Maharaja Harishchandra P. G. College, Moradabad, affiliated to Guru Jambheshwar University, Moradabad, India. He is the author of several significant publications, including the five-volume series: Cultural and Philosophical Reflections in Indian Poetry in English. 

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Published

2025-10-25

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Vol. 4 No. 10 (2025): October, Creative Saplings

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Sudhir K. Arora. “Mapping English Poetry from Bihar: A Snapshot of Twenty-Two Swans in the Lake of Life”. Creative Saplings, vol. 4, no. 10, Oct. 2025, pp. 51-66, https://doi.org/10.56062/gtrs.2025.4.10.1092.

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