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Soubhagyakumar Mishra was born in 1941,he is one of the outstanding modern poets of odisha, was born at Behrampur. After having obtained his post-graduate degree in English literature, he joined the Behrampur University as a teacher of the subject, and he is still professionally attached to this University. Soubhagyakumar is widely travelled and received a writer’s fellowship from the University of Iowa in 1983. He received many awards from various literary organisations, including the Sahitya Akademi Award(1986) on his Dwa Suparna.

He has by now published more than six collections of poems in addition to a number of critical essays in well-known literary journals. His poems have been translated into quite a few Indian and European languages. His important publications include collections of poems like Atmanepadi (1965),
Madhyapadalopi (1970), Nai pahanra (1973) and a translation of a Bengali novel by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Ghuna poka (1975), besides his own translation of his poems into English, entitled Counter Measures (1973).

Soubhagyakumar’s poetry is marked by a deep perception of men and things and own distinctive use of
poetic diction which is both precise and rich in suggestion. He has explored in his poetry many possibilities of the language and made his own characteric contribution to contemporary literature. His poetic sensibility has been sharpened by his social awareness and grounding in contemporary literature.

Odia Books By Soubhagyakumar Mishra

Atmanepadi
Madhyapadalopi
Nai Pahanra
Ghuna Poka