User:Ahmed Swapan Mahmud

Ahmed Swapan Mahmud is a Bangladeshi poet, critic and essayist. He was born in February 1966 in Netrakona, Bangladesh. He completed B.A (Hons), M.A in English literature from Rajshahi University in 1988-1989.

Career

Ahmed Swapan Mahmud started his career in a publishing house in Dhaka and later joined in an international organization being in charge of education sector. During the time in early 90s, he came across renowned researchers, social thinkers and educationists who helped developing and applying his skill into manner. He was actively engaged with a team in researching and developing a new literacy model which is later called `Reflect' widely applying in around 40 countries of the world. Later he joined in a college teaching English and also continued writing journalistic reports and features in newspapers being a correspondent. He left teaching in late 90s and joined in a civil society organization working for social transformation. In 2002, Ahmed Swapan Mahmud established a new research trust and continued developing critical perspective and providing new insights among Bangladeshi and global communities on the bad impacts of neo-liberal hegemonic approaches and interventions. He is actively engaged with global civil society movements and is in the Board of a number of global civil society networks. He's also been doing research on media and social communications with academic professionals from around the world reputed institutions including London School of Economics and Political Study (LSE), University of Toronto, National University of Singapore. However, he continues contributing his critical perspective through writing good pieces of development literature in newspapers. Over the period, his time and efforts for poetry and creative literature make him respected to the readers. Ahmed Swapan Mahmud also gives lectures in the colleges and Universities including Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan. However, he took the opportunities to meet poet, writers and activists of different countries of all the continents of the world that add new cultural values, ideas and enrich him tremendously. He regularly contributes his articles, columns, features and writings to the newspapers and magazines both at home and abroad. Writing

Ahmed Swapan Mahmud started writing poetry in early 80s and he significantly placed an important mark in contemporary Bengali poetry. In 90s he noticeably drew the attention of the readers for his eloquent verses of a new kind that blend prosaic and poetic diction in the finest way and it signifies his poetic characteristics. His poetic diction dances brilliantly and gradually gets inside of readers' minds arousing new ideas and insights like ripples of the waters. His poems explore the nature as a living spirit and philosophize human life and its different aspects leading to a wider world of gems and glories. His poems attract wider readership also for his storyline that simultaneously leads to an endless journey towards a world of being and nothingness. His recollections of memories from childhood and visible and invisible experiences of moments of life get a way of thoughtful deliberations while he deals language in an efficient poetic manner. His rich imagination engulfs a wider variety of experiences that coin into words together new images.

In 2000, when his first book of poems " Otikramoner Rekha" (Lines of Transcendence) was published, it attended wider readership. His tone is essentially sublime but strong enough to deep delve readers mind. Selected poems of Ahmed Swapan Mahmud that titles the name of his first book 'Otikramoner Rekha' combines together all seven books published since 2011 importantly puts him a place of a remarkable poet of his time.

Poet Ashim Kumer Das remarks, "The poetic diction of Ahmed Swapan Mahmud comes from the deeper existence. The intense imagination that gives mankind a deeper sense of poetry makes the presence of his poetry really noticeable. The mixture of prose and poetic diction can be identified as the border line of his landscape of poetic language while this characteristic becomes the power source for his poetry".

His book on literary criticism ' Shomuho Songketer Vasha (Various Signs of language) published in 2001 also earned reputation. Ahmed Swapan Mahmud who remains out of noises devotes his time and efforts in articulating new ideas and thoughts in his poetry and new critical insights in his literary criticism.

Book of Poems

2000- Otikramoner Rekha; 2004- Shokol Bikel Amader Odhikare Achey; 2006- Obichol Danar Utthan; 2007- Adi Prithibir Gan; 2009- Agun O Somudrer Dikey; 2010- Anandabari Othoba Rater Kongkal; 2011- Prem, Mrittu O Sorbonam; 2011- Selected poems- Otikramoner Rekha. 2013- Bhukhonde Khnepe Othe Mrito Ghorar Keshor 2014- Prem, Mrittu o Shorbonam 2014- Onek Uchute Panshala 2014- Rajar Poshak

Book on Prose

2001- Shomuho Songketer Vasha (Essays on Literary Criticism) 2014- Kalamtalash : KObitar Vab o Boivob ( Essay on poetry)

Ahmed Swapan Mahmud appears in little magazines, reputed newspapers and periodicals regularly with his poetry, essays and other features.