tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85351291768057612452024-02-19T00:33:46.695-08:00Bakul's WayfaringBakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-31690829603908024182023-02-03T08:04:00.000-08:002024-01-03T04:06:00.706-08:00Publications 2023<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b>2023 December 2023 Illinois State Poetry Society's winning poems: Synapses are Dying and Paper Boat</b> by Bakul Banerjee</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"> <a name="_Toc144719847"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Paper Boat (Form: Viator) 2nd Place Winner </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
paper boat floated down the stream.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Why
do I remember its crimson sail?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Or
was it the setting sun that colored it?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">You
wrapped your palm around mine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As
I dug into the mud, my feet wobbled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
paper boat floated down the stream.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Your
right arm was by me. I leaned <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">to
you on an impulse to steady myself.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Distant
thunder and lightning neared<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">with
pelting rain. The stream swelled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a name="_Hlk142414999"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The paper boat floated down the stream<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">f</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">aster.
The wet white sail crumpled.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
willed myself into an implausible reverie.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
boat and I became one. How did I know<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">that
it would be a vanishing memory?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
paper boat floated down the stream.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>2023 October 15, Poems in Rivulets 35</b>, Meeting You, Swimming in School, <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b>2023 October 1, An Immigrant Woman's First Job</b> <a href="https://www.immigrantbengalis.com/first-job.html">https://www.immigrantbengalis.com/first-job.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b>2023 June 1, Delivering Macaroni, Red Noise</b> Collective <span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px;"><a href=" https://www.rednoisecollective.com/delivering-macaroni" target="_blank"> https://www.rednoisecollective.com/delivering-macaroni</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b>2023 February 18, Addison Center of Arts hosts Expressions</b>:
Arts and Verse 2023. Art works of members of Addison Center of Arts will be
displayed. Illinois State Poetry Society members will read the Ekphrastic poems
based on the art work. I will read my poem Miraculous Flights. For more
information, see <a href="http://www.addisoncenterforthearts.com/expressions2023.html">http://www.addisoncenterforthearts.com/expressions2023.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">This event is sponsored by Illinois Arts Council.<o:p></o:p></p><p><b>2023 January Bengali Association of Greater
Chicago (BAGC) Newsletter</b>: Abide in Me: an essay on Bakul’s journey to becoming the first woman priest at a mainstream Bengali temple in the U.S. <a href="https://online.fliphtml5.com/dzxja/xkft/#p=1">https://online.fliphtml5.com/dzxja/xkft/#p=1</a> Page 5 </p><p><br /></p>Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-50047336788953874452023-01-28T09:50:00.002-08:002024-01-01T14:01:57.807-08:00<p> Anandalipi 2022: Curious Memories in a New Country,
page 125; <a href="https://issuu.com/anandamandir/docs/anandalipi2022/6">https://issuu.com/anandamandir/docs/anandalipi2022/6</a> </p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><o:p></o:p></p>Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-43968987039125015192022-09-29T17:52:00.000-07:002022-09-29T17:52:07.205-07:00Selected Technical Paper Authorship Related to High Energy Physics Mega Projects<p>Bakul Banerjee's High Energy Physics Authorship: <a href="https://inspirehep.net/authors/1272992">https://inspirehep.net/authors/1272992</a></p>Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-13507176006647025642022-09-29T17:27:00.002-07:002023-01-28T09:54:18.004-08:00Publications 2022<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">Bakul Banerjee: Anandalipi 2022: Curious Memories in a New Country,
page 125; <a href="https://issuu.com/anandamandir/docs/anandalipi2022/6">https://issuu.com/anandamandir/docs/anandalipi2022/6</a><o:p></o:p></p><p>Bakul Banerjee: 2022 Marylyn Houghton Keyton Founders Prize for poetry (Naperville Writers Group) Winner - The Sandstorm</p><p>Bakul Banerjee: Allium - A Journal of Poetry and Prose <a href="https://allium.colum.edu/fall-2022-nonfiction/bakul-banerje?fbclid=IwAR2fNDbLd2nj8uatDvPAEOonsj6B7saMrr7TDnCtivmipYQ7SsEJShtqrdg">An Immigrant Woman's Fish Stories</a> This short story has been nominated for the 2022 Pushcart Prize.</p><p>Bakul Banerjee: <span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">Panoply magazine - <a href="https://panoplyzine.com/an-accidental-appalachian-by-bakul-banerjee/?fbclid=IwAR24KKZfdORjLntLUE-Pp6XyUcnOoxNJ054Geia78NhnzrVm9zolCwXoJqQ">An Accidental Appalachian</a> </span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is based on an event during my brief stay in southern Ohio.</span> </p><p>Bakul Banerjee’s poems on <a href="http://www.illinoispoets.org/byauthor.htm#BakulBanerjee"><span style="color: blue;">Index of ISPS Member Poems by Author (illinoispoets.org)</span></a></p><p><b>The Sandstorm</b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">The
color of the sky was turning acid green.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">“Close
the windows.” Mother was screaming.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">I was
peeking at love letters in the cookie tin,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">that my
father wrote to his new bride. I gave in.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">Closing
windows against the wind was daunting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">Despite
efforts, the fierce sandstorm blew in.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">In the
summer afternoon, the house went dark.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">I could
not remember where I left the old tin.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">The
power was out. In the darkness, I tasted grit.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">Ganga,
that’s what my father called her. I kept <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">thinking.
Was she like the mighty river swollen<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle">by the
monsoon, shimmering under the moonlight?<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacingCxSpLast"><o:p> </o:p></p>Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-59010799438154758732022-03-24T05:55:00.000-07:002022-03-24T05:55:09.490-07:00Featured Poet @ ISPS Last Sunday Reading on March 27, 2022<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">On March 27, 2022, at 12:30 pm, Bakul will be one of the featured poets at the Illinois State Poetry Society's event at Brewed Awakening Cafe. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">More details at: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.illinoispoets.org/index.htm%23ls&source=gmail&ust=1648164367334000&usg=AOvVaw26k3PZldeBx8W4us_DFo5m" href="http://www.illinoispoets.org/index.htm#ls" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.illinoispoets.org/<wbr></wbr>index.htm#ls</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Navigate to Last Sunday.</span></span></p>Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-69779362255524777162022-02-28T14:13:00.001-08:002022-09-29T17:29:10.712-07:00Publications: 2020 - 2021<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">2021: Because You Cared, an essay about
navigating a year plagued by COVID-19, moving, and caring for an Alzheimer’s
patient; 2021 North American Bengali Conference Global Souvenir Magazine, Pages
145 to 149</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">2021: Featured poet of January 2021 issue of
Quill and Parchment. <a href="http://quillandparchment.com/archives/vol235.html">http://quillandparchment.com/archives/vol235.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">Dreaming of Gallipoli – WW! 1915 <a href="http://quillandparchment.com/archives/Jan2021/drea.html">http://quillandparchment.com/archives/Jan2021/drea.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">The Dulcimer Klein Creek Farm <a href="http://quillandparchment.com/archives/Jan2021/dulc.html">http://quillandparchment.com/archives/Jan2021/dulc.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">Reading Jibananda in Snowstorm <a href="http://quillandparchment.com/archives/Jan2021/read.html">http://quillandparchment.com/archives/Jan2021/read.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">2021: Circles of Light <a href="http://quillandparchment.com/archives/April2021/circ.html">http://quillandparchment.com/archives/April2021/circ.html</a> This poem honors Bengali poet Jibananda Das in the Poets on Poets
issue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">2021: Poems – Three Mulberry Trees and The
Virtual Playtime, Anandalipi2021, P. 105, <a href="https://issuu.com/anandamandir/docs/anandalipi2021">https://issuu.com/anandamandir/docs/anandalipi2021</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">2020: A Fascinating Journey with Unmesh Writing Group, <a href="https://www.immigrantbengalis.com/past-publications.html">https://www.immigrantbengalis.com/past-publications.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">2018: Gifts of Food and Goodwill, Ananda Sambad, Page 5 <a href="https://issuu.com/anandamandir/docs/asoct2018%20Page%205">https://issuu.com/anandamandir/docs/asoct2018 Page 5</a><o:p></o:p></p>Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-5423429422313479742020-01-26T18:05:00.000-08:002020-01-26T18:12:20.888-08:00It Began with Geometry<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">During the waning days of 2019, Spark Magazine asked me to write an
essay about something I am passionate about. I wrote an essay titled "</span><a href="http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/it-began-with-geometry/?fbclid=IwAR0rxQ9GyUka23QtzXBwHmy0ksAs08sdLvz2jPgAQb1AT4xnmTuMLWelXek" style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">It Began with Geometr</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">y"</span>Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-3480002085904139962020-01-26T18:00:00.001-08:002020-01-26T18:13:21.928-08:00The Parrot<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "inherit" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">My story, titled "The Parrot", appeared in Anandalipi
2019. It is on page 112 at </span><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fissuu.com%2Fanandamandir%2Fdocs%2Fanandalipi_2019%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR22reIK3W_CtfjL1CxNoaWWF8Iog2fIm6HCGGeeM9JlPa1potd7m2UbC14&h=AT12-Fnhq5c3q-GnHmeC9_vPpBCo4Lec83ZZPzNWeN5bSPq1kKtV3PT9rMN0RKUkkJxMRxySvh2yhsW8OA5blXU_B3gMAn1ehjLOfTKSKSsYX--stUfsk5CBqkuqI4c64Hcat3NAE6YUo_2fabtECga_Qz1nUTf9vyG9Ie8FCoag" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #385898; font-family: "inherit" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; text-decoration-line: none;">https://issuu.com/anandamandir/docs/anandalipi_2019</span></a><br />
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Many thanks to Ananda Mandir editors for their supports over many years.</span></div>
Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-77788670727327709262020-01-11T20:54:00.000-08:002020-01-11T20:54:06.952-08:00Waiting: a Poem<br />
November 14, 2019<br />
<a href="http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/waiting-5/?fbclid=IwAR0HH2Q0xWHn7J49SYmYPINt3eLhyPKLDyjGflEuLR0y9xdzLFt8T79RE_I">Waiting</a>: a poem published by Spark the Magazine<br />
<br />Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-5535062698175136792020-01-11T20:42:00.000-08:002020-01-11T20:44:44.294-08:00A Tumbleweed in the Musical LandscapeJanuary 5, 2019<br />
Goodbye to a crowded year. Sparkthemagazine published my essay <a href="http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/a-tumbleweed-in-the-musical-landscape/?fbclid=IwAR0SjgbE4STjR5w8-QQLLoBQNhBy6dfcMHOB1mKZXGIaGdtkFTyJ6JlA2R4">A Tumbleweed in the Musical Landscape</a><br />
<br />Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-46460528870651456552020-01-11T20:30:00.001-08:002020-01-11T20:30:53.676-08:00The Divine WithinApril 25, 2018<br />
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It was a true honor when Spark the Magazine sent me a
special invitation to contribute to their 10th-anniversary issue. You can start
reading my poem “The Divine Within” at <a href="http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/the-divine-within/">http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/the-divine-within/</a>
but don’t stop there. The superb quality of its content and layout makes it an
exceptional on-line literary magazine, not only in India but also in the
English speaking world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<br />Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-20937233920824218012020-01-11T20:28:00.000-08:002020-01-11T20:28:02.211-08:00Sita's Journal<br />
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January 18, 2018</div>
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Wilda Morris, my fellow poet and friend at Illinois State
Poetry Society used my poem “Sita’s Journal” as an example for her January
poetry challenge titled Myths and Legends. You can enjoy the example poems and
the winning entries at: <a href="http://wildamorris.blogspot.com/2018/01/january-2018-poetry-challenge-myth-and.html">http://wildamorris.blogspot.com/2018/01/january-2018-poetry-challenge-myth-and.html</a></div>
<br />Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-89729366716380804482018-10-03T18:32:00.001-07:002018-10-03T18:33:43.221-07:00Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's 150th Birth Anniversary - Vaishnava Jana To ..."Musicians from 124 countries celebrated Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birthday by performing his favorite hymn, "Vaishnava jana to..." <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEXlPH0Y-BI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEXlPH0Y-BI</a><br />
This ancient song defines the characteristics of a blessed soul (Vaishnav), a model man or a woman, that remains relevant today.<br />
See the lyric with English meaning at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaishnava_Jana_To#Lyrics">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaishnava_Jana_To#Lyrics</a>.Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-62921400781039259832018-04-25T18:22:00.001-07:002018-04-25T18:22:35.793-07:00The Divine Within<div class="MsoNormal">
It was a true honor when Spark the Magazine sent me a special invitation to contribute to their 100th-anniversary issue. You can start reading my poem “The Divine Within” at <a href="http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/the-divine-within/">http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/the-divine-within/</a> but don’t stop there. The superb quality of its content and layout makes it an exceptional on-line literary magazine, not only in India but also in the English speaking world. </div>
Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-556785552212053972018-04-25T17:52:00.000-07:002018-04-25T17:52:11.342-07:00Poems about Myths and Legends<div class="MsoNormal">
Wilda Morris, my fellow poet, and friend at Illinois State Poetry Society used my poem “Sita’s Journal” as an example in her January poetry challenge titled Myths and Legends. You can enjoy the example poems and the winning entries at <a href="http://wildamorris.blogspot.com/2018/01/january-2018-poetry-challenge-myth-and.html">http://wildamorris.blogspot.com/2018/01/january-2018-poetry-challenge-myth-and.html</a></div>
Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-1636415458301268532018-01-08T07:05:00.000-08:002018-01-08T07:16:41.587-08:00The Sacrament of Annaprashan<div class="MsoNormal">
Recently, I had the honor of officiating the sacrament of Annaprashan (first feeding rice) for a sweet baby girl. </div>
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<br />Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-7714479237876231712017-12-04T15:39:00.002-08:002017-12-04T15:39:49.767-08:00Ring Nebula and a Vedic WeddingIn May 2017, my first-born got married. The couple wanted a Vedic wedding and asked me to officiate. Spark magazine published the essay I wrote about it. Here is the link - <a href="http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/ring-nebula-and-a-vedic-wedding/">http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/ring-nebula-and-a-vedic-wedding/</a><br />
<br />Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-20751455434419660382017-12-04T15:28:00.002-08:002017-12-04T15:28:46.704-08:00Arundhati Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - A Review by Bakul BanerjeeSpark, the Magazine published my review of Arundhati Roy's novel "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" Read the review at <a href="http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/arundhati-roys-the-ministry-of-utmost-happiness-a-review">http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/arundhati-roys-the-ministry-of-utmost-happiness-a-review</a>/<br />
<br />Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-45870617427191946232017-10-19T14:31:00.001-07:002017-10-19T14:31:10.375-07:00Happy Birthday to Dr. ChandrashekharDr. Chadrashekhar told us even the giant stars must die.<br />
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/10/19/s-chandrasekhar-google-honors-first-astrophysicist-win-nobel-prize/779379001/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/10/19/s-chandrasekhar-google-honors-first-astrophysicist-win-nobel-prize/779379001/</a><br />
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He would have been delighted to see two neutron stars colliding and generating glittery stuff:<br />
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<br />Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-82538085737742757542017-07-01T18:36:00.004-07:002017-12-26T07:11:32.304-08:00Poetry Today Interview Video - July 2017<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 15.0pt;">
Thank you, Jennifer Dotson and Highland Park Poetry for the opportunity to read poems from my new book titled “Bathymetry: poems” and talk about poetry that was featured in the July Poetry Today interview. It is always a pleasure to work with Jennifer. You can watch the video on YouTube <span style="color: #212121; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> - <a href="https://youtu.be/L3mieKB-pd8?list=PL0S26gEzSOEZDp_Duermg8DWzKRoDjjkv">https://youtu.be/L3mieKB-pd8?list=PL0S26gEzSOEZDp_Duermg8DWzKRoDjjkv</a></span></div>
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Also at <a href="http://www.highlandparkpoetry.org/">http://www.highlandparkpoetry.org/</a> home page.</div>
Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-36566516191735259582017-06-25T08:14:00.001-07:002017-06-25T08:14:36.398-07:00Featured poet at June 2017 Last Sunday reading hosted by Illinois State Poetry SocietyI am looking forward to reading with my fellow poets at Brewed Awakening Cafe, Westmont this afternoon. I will read from my newly released collection of previously published poems titled "Bathymetry: Poems" along with more recent poems. More details: http://www.illinoispoets.org/#ls.Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-86831888860685884622017-04-30T18:59:00.001-07:002017-05-09T09:25:29.679-07:00Release of my second book, Bathymetry: Poems. <div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 15.0pt;">
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delighted to announce that my second poetry collection, titled <i>Bathymetry: Poems, </i>was released on April
1, 2017. It contains 95 of my previously published poems written between 2008
and 2016. My sincerest thanks go to poet friends and editors for their help. Enjoy
the poems along with the beautiful photographs taken by Brian Rowe, </span><a href="http://argentography.com/">argentography.com</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">.</span></div>
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Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-24077576270827538172017-01-29T06:38:00.002-08:002017-01-29T06:42:48.271-08:00My review in Jaggery MagazineMade in Chicago, but with raw materials culled from everywhere in the world, 2017 Winter issue of Jaggery Magazine was posted recently. It includes my review of Soraya Peerbye's wonderful poetry collection, Tell: Poems of a Girlhood. http://jaggerylit.com/tell-poems-for-a-girlhood-by-soraya-peerbaye/.<br />
<br />Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-38263629893482845672016-11-03T09:07:00.000-07:002016-11-03T09:07:57.275-07:00Ekjut Theater participation<div style="background: white;">
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Baat, an English play, directed by talented Promilla Kumar at Madden Theater,
North Central College, Naperville, to a sold out crowd under the direction of talented
Promilla Kumar. The play opened with a segment based my story titled “The Post
Office Box.” Chicago area non-profit organizations, Apna Ghar and Sanjivani,
are the beneficiaries of this performance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Bakul Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739720193832423895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535129176805761245.post-51269921878903777392016-11-03T08:54:00.000-07:002016-11-03T08:54:55.808-07:00Received 2016 Naperville Writers Group's Founder’s Prize<div style="background: white;">
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the prose selections, for choosing my short story “Saving Spinoza” for the 2016
Robert Eastman Founder's Prize for Prose. I believe that his citation will continue to inspire me for the rest of my writing life:</span> </div>
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Spinoza” satisfies on many levels. This is a story about hope and despair,
clarity and uncertainty, routine and upheaval. Even in the bleakest of times,
goodness will endure. These grand themes are anchored by an engaging and
intimate first-person view, all crafted beautifully, with gems on every page.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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