Gopal Lahiri

Gopal Lahiri, a prolific bilingual poet, critic, editor, writer, and translator, has 32 published books, including eight solo/jointly edited volumes. His poetry and prose grace over 150 global journals and anthologies, with translations into 18 languages across 17 countries. Nominated for the 2021 Pushcart Prize and 2025 Best of the Net, he earned the 2020 Setu Excellence Award and 2024 First Jayanta Mahapatra National Award. His work features in the Penguin Book of Poems on Indian Cities.

  • October 7, 2021
  • Gopal Lahiri
  • Poem

Speaking Truth

An evocative protest poem, by Gopal, exclusively for Different Truths. I learned to hold up the sky like grey clouds with its back, letting turfs and buildings go under...
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  • September 29, 2021
  • Gopal Lahiri
  • Poem

Carnage

A dark poem about sinister childhood memories, by Gopal, exclusively for Different Truths Today I summon all those sinister, childhood shadows inside my dark room, my long memory laboratories,...
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  • September 11, 2021
  • Gopal Lahiri
  • Poem

Far and Beyond

An evocative and poignant poem about love and its loss, by Gopal, exclusively for Different Truths. And another day winds down, after the sun has sunkinto the river, words...
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‘Oh Hark!’: An Amazing Journey in Verse

Gopal reviews ‘Oh Hark!’, a long poem, by Santosh Bakaya, exclusively for Different Truths. Author:                 Santosh Bakaya Price:                    Rs 295/-                ISBN                    978-93-90155-72-9 Poetry is the...
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