Biswamit Dwibedy is the author of Ozalid (1913 Press, 2010) and Eirik’s Ocean (Portable Press, 2016). A collection of his poems, Ancient Guest, will be published by HarperCollins in July 2017. He guest-edited a dossier of Indian poetry for Aufgabe13, published by Litmus Press, and edits Anew Print, a small-press focused on translations from India. He was also a judge for the Best Translated Book Award in 2015. He has an MFA in writing from Bard College and teaches at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design, and Technology in Bangalore.
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