Product Description In these rapturous poems, Abhay K catches the allure and mystique of Kathmandu, its maze of medieval streets, thronged bazaars, twilit courtyards, the aromas of its ancient alleyways, the drift of incense from its crumbling temples, and the raucous chant of its life. He is the all-seeing eye, the seer who brings to light a city and its people with a rare immediacy of speech and a boundless imaginative empathy. Review "If one wanted to carry on a journey a book of poems as a travel guide, Abhay K'sThe Eight-eyed Lord of Kathmandu might be ideal for a visit to Nepal's capital. Abhay creates a mythical, divine city full of strange spectacles and much grandeur, before quietly shattering that pretension. In a city of gods, the devout, travelling speaker emerges thoroughlyhuman, drunk and 'go[ing] out with women/ to the nearest bus stop.'"-- Open Magazine About the Author Abhay K is an Indian poet-diplomat and the author of two memoirs and five collections of poems. His poems have appeared in over two dozen literary journals including Poetry Salzburg Review, Asia Literary Review, The Stony Thursday Book 2015, The Missing Slate, Eastlit, Gargoyle, The Caravan, Indian Literature among others and have been translated into Irish, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Solvenian, Portuguese, Mandarin and Nepali. His Earth Anthemhas been translated into twenty-eight languages. He received the SAARC Literary Award 2013.
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