• ISBN13: 9789629965181
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Publisher Imprint: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Publication Date: May 1, 2018
• Pages: 34
• Original Price: USD 5.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 68 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

Drawn from Hong Kong International Poetry Nights 2011, Short Prayer is a chapbook of poetry by Vivek Narayanan, accompanied by English and Chinese translations.Short Prayer is also available along with the works of other internationally renowned poets inWords and the World (Twenty-volume Set). Selected poems from this volume are featured in the anthologyWords and the World: International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong.

Vivek Narayanan was born in Ranchi, India in 1972 to Tamil-speaking parents. He has lived, worked and studied in a number of countries, including Zambia, India, South Africa, and the U.S. His books of poetry include Universal Beach (2006) and the forthcoming Mr. Subramanian; his poetry and prose can be found widely online and in print, including in some recent anthologies like The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poetry (Bloodaxe, 2008), and Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond (W.W. Norton, 2008). In addition to publishing, Narayanan also explores different approaches to reading and performing; he has tried to fuse poetry with other forms in a series of collaborations, experimenting with technology, physical space, movement, site-specific poetry and audience interaction. Narayanan is currently based in New Delhi, where he is Co-Editor for the India-based international journal and literary organisation Almost Island.