Gopal Lahiri is a Kolkata based
bilingual poet, editor, critic and translator and published in English and
Bengali language. He has authored 29 books (19 in English and 10 in
Bengali) to his credit that includes three solo edited collections of English poetry on Jallianwala
Bagh, translations of Tagore songs, Voices Within, and four jointly
edited collections of English poetry on Indo-American Anthology, Scaling
Heights, Home Anthology and Poetry Conclave Anthology. His translation work
(From English to Bengali) of short stories of Israel was published by National
Book Trust. His poetry is also
published across various anthologies and in eminent journals of India and
abroad. His poems are translated in 16
languages. He
has been nominated for Pushcart Prize for poetry in 2021. He is the
recipient of the Poet of the Year Award in Destiny Poets, UK, 2016, Setu
Excellence Award, 2020, Pittsburgh, US. His latest collection of poems ‘Alleys
are Filled with Future Alphabets.’ has received Pan Asian Ukiyoto
awards.