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Yuyutsu R.D. Sharma
Sharma has received grants and fellowships from the Rockefeller Foundation, Ireland Literature Exchange, Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature and the Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature. He has said that his most recent book, Annapurna Poems, was inspired by David Ray. The Annapurna is a series of peaks in the Himalayan mountain range, and "the idea of publishing poems on [this particular area] isn't very popular in my part of the world... People in the region thought I was either visiting a relative or on a pilgrimage to a sacred shrine... They couldn't believe I was visiting the area for purely creative purposes," Sharma wrote on his web site. "However the idea took a concrete shape in 2004 when my mentor, distinguished American poet David Ray asked me to apply for a Rockefeller Fellowship." The following clips were recorded on the set of Vitalist Theater's production of Passage to India, on 13 April 2008, at the Theater Building, Chicago:
- May 2008
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