Hassanal Abdullah
Hassanal Abdullah | |
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 Hassanal Abdullah at home (2017) | |
| Born | 14 April 1967 Bengali |
| Occupation | poet, translator, editor, publisher |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | poetry |
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Hassanal Abdullah (Bengali language: হাসানআল আব্দুল্লাহ, born 14 April 1967) is a Bangladeshi-American poet, novelist, critic, translator and the editor of Shabdaguchha,[1] a Bilingual (Bengali-English) poetry magazine. He is a High School teacher of mathematics in New York City. From 2016 he is a member of the board of HOMER - The European Medal of Poetry and Art appointed in Brussels.
Hassanal Abdullah introduced a new form of sonnets (Swatantra Sonnets), in which he used a seven-seven stanza pattern and abcdabc efgdefg rhyming scheme.[2] This sonnet form has also been adapted by Carolyn Gill, a London Poet.[3] He wrote more than 210 such sonnets in Bengali and translated some of them into English.[4] His work has been translated into English, French, Spanish, Polish, Chinese and Korean languages.[5] He has also performed at LIU POST — the Long Island University Creative Writing Center, as a feature poet,[6] and contributed to the World Poetry Year Book 2014 and 2015 Published from China.[7]
Hassanal Abdullah received Lebu Bhai Foundation Award (2013) for his sonnet and in 2007 he was an honorable mention for the Queens Borough, New York, Poet Laureate.[8]
Publications[9][edit]
In English[edit]
- Breath of Bengal (Cross-cultural Communications, 2000) ISBN 9780893042684
- Poets of Bangladesh (Translated: Cross-Cultural Communication, 2008) ISBN 978-0893040130
- Selected Poems of Humayun Azad (Translated: Bivas Publisher, 2014) ISBN 9847034301687
- Under the Thin Layers of Lights (Cross-Cultural Communications, 2015) ISBN 978-0893047894
- Hollowness on the Horizon, by Naznin Seamon (Translated: Feral Press, 2016)
- Swatantra Sonnets: Bengali with English Translation by the Author (Feral Press, 2017) ISBN 978-0893045920
In Bengali[edit]
Poetry[edit]
- Acobinsho Shatabdir Agay (Before the 21St Century, Lata-Pata Publication, 1993)
- Golaper Nam Tumi (Rose as You are, Dhaka Prokason, 1994)
- Shakunara Bhalo Achha (Vultures are Well, Agamee, 1996) ISBN 9848004211
- Sonnetguchha O Onnaya Kobita (Sonnets and Other Poems), Preeti Prokason, Dhaka, 1996)
- Andherer Saman Bayas (Old as Darkness, Bud Publications, 2002) ISBN 9844822533
- Bori Gachha Chori Nacha (A Sparaw Dances on a Broi Branch, Lebu Bhai Foundation, 2008)
- Ek Posla Somoy (A Glimse of Time, Shahittya Bikash, 2009) ISBN 9848320687
- Kobitay Bangabondhu (Poetry On Bangabandhu, Shabdaguchha Press, 2nd ed, 2010)
- Chhara Mohashoya (Rhyme Kingdom, Ananya, 2011) ISBN 9847010503845
- Cafer Kobita (Caffe’s Poetry, Shahittya Bikash, 2012) ISBN 9789848320532
- Shit Shukano Rod (Cold Drying Sun, Ananya, 2013) ISBN 9789849028154
- Swatantra Sonnet (Swatantra Sonnets, 3rd ed, Dhurapada, 2014)ISBN 9789848919736
- Nirbachito Kobita (Selected Poems, 2nd ed, Anayna, 2014) ISBN 9847010502770
- Nirbachito Ekshow Kobita (100 Selected Poems, Anaya Prokash, 2016) ISBN 9789845023214
- Britter Kengryo Kobiter Mukh (Faces at the Center, Anupranon, 2016) ISBN 9789849189282
- Nakkhotra O Manusher Prochhed (Star and Human Cantata, 2nd ed, Anayna, 2017) ISBN 9789844322790
- Chharachhori (Scattered Verse, Sound Bangla, 2017) ISBN 9879849256007
Essays[edit]
- Kobiter Chhando (Rhythms of Poetry, Bangla Academy, 1997) ISBN 9840735047
- Shaheed Quaderi: Somoyer Sampanna Swar : The Perfect Voice of Time, Labu Bhai Foundation, 2005) ISBN 9843226615
- Humayun Azad: Raktakto Kobir Mukh : A poet's Face in Blood, Shahittya Bikash, 2007) ISBN 984832092X
- Kobiter Janmodag (The Birthmark of Poetry, Mowla Brothers, 2008) ISBN 9847015600327
- Nari O Kobitar KachhaKachhi, (Near Women and Poetry, Anayna, 2012) ISBN 9847010505115
- Aytijja O Bakti Prothiva (Individual Talents, Shabdagsoili, 2016) ISBN 9789849142741
Novels[edit]
- Ahoto Mukul (Wounded Buds, Agamee, 1995) ISBN 9844012287
- Dahor (Abyss, Hatakhori, 2014) ISBN 9847020001546
Short Stories[edit]
- Saytaner Panch Pa (Satan’s Five Legs, Anayna, 2015) ISBN 9879849119209
Translated from English to Bengali[edit]
- Biswha Kobitar Koyed Chhatra (A Synopsis of World Poetry, Shahittya Bikash, 2008) ISBN 9848320083
Travelogues[edit]
- Boimelay Etdin (Eight Days in the Book Fair, Anayna, 2009) ISBN 9847010501605
Plays[edit]
- Adhomukh (Subdued Faces, Puthiniloy, 2016) ISBN 9789849211952
Anthologies[edit]
- Dui Banglar Premer Kobita (Love Poems of Two Bengals, Editor: Shamsur Rahman (poet), Shahitom, 2003)
- Long Island Sound: An Anthology of Poetry (Editor: Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan, The North Sea Poetry Scene Press, 2009)
- Bish Shataker Banglakobita (Bengali Poetry of the Twentieth Century, Editor: Rahman Henry, Bhashachitra, 2009)
- Writing Outside the Line (Editor: Peter V. Dugan, Lulu.com, 2013)
- Nobboi Doshoker Nirbachito Kobita (Selected Poems of the Nineties, Editor: Robiul Manik, Bivas, 2014)
- World Poetry: Year Book 2014 (Editor: Zhang Zhi, The Earth Culture Press, 2015)
- Birds: A Flight of Poems (Editor: Joan Digby, Feral Press, 2016)
- World Poetry: Year Book 2015 (Editor: Zhang Zhi, The Earth Culture Press, 2016)
- Bridging the Water: An International Bilingual Poetry Anthology (Editor: Yoon-Ho Cho & Stanley H. Barkan)
Journals[edit]
Paterson Literary Review, Lips, Asbestos, Korean Expatriate Literature, Urhalpool, Brownstone Poets, Bangalee United States; The Seventh Quarry UK, Immagine & Poesia Italy; Chandrabhaga, The Peripheral Review, Desh, Gignasha India; Poetry Journal Vietnam; Krytyka Literacka Poland; Anubhuti, Shaluk, Ekobinsho, Charcha, Koitapatra Bangladesh
Prizes[edit]
- 2003 Diploma Prize, World Congress of Poets for poetry Research and Recitation
- 2007 Honorable Mention, Queens Borough Poet Laureate13
- 2013 Lebu Bhai Foundation Award
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "information about magazine". bangladeshcircle.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "H. A. at festival". themassachusettspoetryfestival. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "information about C. Gill & Abdulah sonnets". carolinegill-brekekekex.blogspot.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "information about bilingual translation". cross-culturalcommunications.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "information about translation". poemhunter.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "H. A. as a feature poet at Long Islan Creativity Center". nybangla.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "Information about publication". shaptahik.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "List of laureats" (PDF). queensbp.org. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ "information about publications". rokomari.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
External links[edit]
- [1] - Shabdaguchha
- [2] - Risinigbd
- [3] - Mukto-Mona
- [4] - Boinews24
- [5] - Crossroads
- [6] - The Daily Star
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