Kedarnath Singh

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Kedarnath Singh (1934–2018) was a poet, critic, and essayist of Hindi literature. He received the Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary honor, in 2013. His anthologies include Abhi Bilkul Abhi, Yahan Se Dekho, Zameen Pak Rahi hai, Akaal Mein Saaras, and Bagh.

  • A tall stone temple dominates the shoreline of a wide river, bathed in the colors of sunset

    Banaras

    Summer 2019
    Kedarnath Singh
    Temple in Varanasi / Photo by Saurabh Chatterjee / Flickr Spring descends on this city suddenly and when it does a whirl of dust rises from Lehartara or Manduadih and coats the tongue o…
  • A close up of tree seeds opening to the world

    Two Poems

    November 2018
    Kedarnath Singh
    Photo: Momoko Morita/PixabayThe Earth Shall RemainI’m surethe earth shall remain,if not elsewhere,it shall remain in my bones;as a wood louse lives in the trunk of a tree,as a weevil lives in a seed,t…
  • Mike Prince, “Black Drongo at Sunrise,” October 7, 2015

    Three Poems from India

    July 24, 2017 Kedarnath Singh
    Mike Prince, “Black Drongo at Sunrise,” October 7, 2015Where Would I GoWhere would I goI shall only stay here,like a handprinton a doorjust to be there,I’ll be hidden inthe smell of a suitcasesitting…