Amit Majmudar
American novelist and poet
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Amit Majmudar (born 1979)[1] is an American novelist and poet. In 2015, he was named the first Poet Laureate of Ohio.[2]
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Born1979 (age 46–47)
Occupation
- Novelist
- poet
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Akron (BS)
Northeast Ohio Medical University (MD)
Northeast Ohio Medical University (MD)
Amit Majmudar | |
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Majmudar at the Neustadt Festival 2015 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Akron (BS) Northeast Ohio Medical University (MD) |
| Spouse | Ami |
| Children | 3 |
Life
Majmudar, a son of Gujarati[3] Indian immigrants, grew up in the Cleveland area. He earned a BS at the University of Akron and an MD at Northeast Ohio Medical University.[4] He is a diagnostic radiologist specializing in nuclear medicine practicing full-time in Columbus, Ohio, where he lives with his wife Ami and his twin sons, Shiv and Savya, and daughter Aishani.
His poems have appeared in The Antioch Review,[5] Image,[6] Poetry, National Poetry Review,[7] Smartish Pace,[8] River Styx,[9] and The New Yorker.[10]
Bibliography
Novels
- Partitions, Metropolitan Books, 2011.
- The Abundance: A Novel. Metropolitan Books. 2013. ISBN 978-0-8050-9658-3.
- Sitayana, Penguin, 2019.
Poetry
Collections
- Entrance. Ohm Publishing. 1997. ISBN 978-0-9658704-9-8.
- 0°, 0°: Poems. Northwestern University Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8101-2625-1.
- Heaven and Earth. Story Line Press. 2011.[11]
- Dothead, Knopf, 2016
Translations
- Godsong : a verse translation of the Bhagavad Gita
Anthologies
- Resistance, rebellion, life : 50 poems now / edited and introduced by Amit Majmudar