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Beyond the boundaries of imagination
Over the past few years, city-based poet, Shouvik Narayan Hore (23) has collected accolades for his poems, published two anthologies and received recognition in international poetry journals.
This 23-year-old’s dream is to revive the love for literature among the youth and become a teacher
Over the past few years, city-based poet, Shouvik Narayan Hore (23) has collected accolades for his poems, published two anthologies and received recognition in international poetry journals.
More recently, the decorated youngster bagged the third prize at a national poetry competition organised by the Department of English, Poona College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Pune.
He will be awarded by well-known actor Tom Alter at a programme at the college premises on February 11.
Shouvik, who is currently pursuing MA from Department of English at University of Hyderabad (UoH), battled it out with hundreds of entries that came from about 200 colleges and emerged victorious.
Commenting on his success, the youngster says, “We had to submit three poems each for the competition. My first one was about an imaginary place, which has a different civilization than what we have now.
Next, I wrote an elegy of a lover. My third poem was about how a man senses an earthquake from his balcony by watching a bird.”
Shouvik has penned about 250 poems and has published two anthologies titled ‘The Horizon of Thoughts’ and ‘Poet’s Choice’.
His list of publications include the US-based journal ‘The Penwood Review’, ‘Journeys Along the Silk Road’ and ‘Temptations of Lost Tower’ Publications (UK), ‘Taj Mahal Review’, ‘Diganto Patrika’, ‘Cuckoo’, ‘Efflorescence’, ‘Labyrinth’, ‘Panorama Literaria’, ‘Asian Signature’, ‘Langlit’, ‘Abhih’ and ‘Poetcrit’ (IND).
Originally from Kolkata, Shouvik wants to become a professor and a philanthropist. He completed his BA (Honours) from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, West Bengal. Coming from a family of teachers he wishes to walk in their footsteps.
Currently a co-editor of the creative section of ‘The Literary Voyage’, a peer-reviewed journal of humanities, his hobbies list includes elaborate discussions on literature and philosophy. Not to be too stereotypical, but the young poet enjoys solitude by indulging in long walks or visiting new places.
Inspired from the likes of John Milton and Kalidasa, Shouvik has been writing from the age of 15. “Coming to present authors, I don’t think there is anyone from India who is actually great with literature,” he says on a sad note.
Elaborating his statement, he adds, “Literature is facing the utmost crisis in today’s world. I hardly find any youngsters interested in writing. Even if there are writers, that poetic touch is missing and imagination is limited.”
“I wish today’s students don’t ignore literature and poetry,” he concludes.
