Kamal Chowdhury

Kamal Chowdhury was born in 1957 in Comilla, Bangladesh. He stepped into the world of poetry with his youthful and defiant verses in mid seventies. His first collection of poetry Michiler Soma Boyosi (As Old as the Procession) was published in 1981. To the readers, the book still shines as a symbol of audacious verses of rebellious youth. He has published fourteen books of poems. He has also written a few essays on poetry. He has a PhD in Anthropology. He ha received several awards for this contribution to Bangla poetry, including the prestigious Bangla Acdemy Literature prize in 2011. He is a senior government official of Bangladesh. He lives in Dhaka with his wife and two children.