Dawn at Puri is one of the most celebrated poems of Jayanta Mahapatra, a leading voice in modern Indian English poetry. Set in the sacred coastal town of Puri in Odisha, famous for the Jagannath Temple, the poem presents a vivid picture of the seashore at dawn.

Lost is one of the finest love poems by Jayanta Mahapatra, a distinguished voice in modern Indian English poetry.

"From The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of A Republic: 1975" is one of the most significant socio-political poems by Jayanta Mahapatra, one of the pioneers of modern Indian English poetry.

Section Two from Relationship is one of the most significant extracts from Jayanta Mahapatra’s celebrated long poem Relationship, for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981.

"Again, One Day, Walking by the River" is one of the most reflective and thought-provoking poems by Jayanta Mahapatra, a leading voice in Indian English poetry.

The Abandoned British Cemetery at Balasore is one of Jayanta Mahapatra's most profound and reflective poems, first published in his collection Relationship (1980).

"Total Solar Eclipse" is one of the most remarkable poems by Jayanta Mahapatra, one of the foremost voices in Indian English poetry.

"The Moon Moments" is another philosophical poem by Mahapatra. Although the word “moon” could here be interpreted as the beloved, yet it would be perhaps nearer the facts of the case to interpret it as meaning an ideal.

Exile is one of the most profound and introspective poems by Jayanta Mahapatra, a leading voice in Indian English poetry.

Introduction of the Poem: “The Whorehouse in a Calcutta Street” is one of the most powerful and socially conscious poems by Jayanta...