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His work has been featured on the [[Poetry Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/ravi-shankar|title=Ravi Shankar|date=4 October 2017|website=Poetry Foundation}}</ref> Poetry International,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/27272/9421/Ravi-Shankar|title=Ravi Shankar (poet) – USA – Poetry International|website=www.poetryinternationalweb.net}}</ref> and [[Academy of American Poets]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/ravi-shankar|title=Ravi Shankar|first=Ravi|last=Shankar|date=7 January 2005|website=Ravi Shankar}}</ref> websites and in numerous publications including ''The New York Times'',<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/opinion/global/ravi-shankar-on-ravi-shankar.html?_r=0 Ravi Shankar on Ravi Shankar] The New York Times. (December 2012).</ref> ''The Paris Review'', and the ''Chronicle of Higher Education''.<ref>http://chronicle.com/blogs/arts/mondays-poem-breast-feeding-at-the-blue-mosque-by-ravi-shankar/29274 Chronicle of Higher Education</ref>. He has also appeared on [[National Public Radio]]'s [[Tell_Me_More]] <ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112056039</ref>, on [[Connecticut Public Radio]] <ref>http://wnpr.org/post/spirit-level</ref>, and the [[PBS NewsHour]] <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IoMMxR0iUg</ref>. He won a Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism (CCT) Artist Fellowship <ref>http://www.ct.gov/CCT/cwp/view.asp?a=2207&q=433876</ref> in 2009, a Hackney Literary Award <ref>http://hackneyliteraryawards.org/winners</ref> in 2015 and a Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship <ref>http://www.arts.ri.gov/individuals/fellowships17.php</ref> in 2017.
His work has been featured on the [[Poetry Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/ravi-shankar|title=Ravi Shankar|date=4 October 2017|website=Poetry Foundation}}</ref> Poetry International,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/27272/9421/Ravi-Shankar|title=Ravi Shankar (poet) – USA – Poetry International|website=www.poetryinternationalweb.net}}</ref> and [[Academy of American Poets]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/ravi-shankar|title=Ravi Shankar|first=Ravi|last=Shankar|date=7 January 2005|website=Ravi Shankar}}</ref> websites and in numerous publications including ''The New York Times'',<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/opinion/global/ravi-shankar-on-ravi-shankar.html?_r=0 Ravi Shankar on Ravi Shankar] The New York Times. (December 2012).</ref> ''The Paris Review'', and the ''Chronicle of Higher Education''.<ref>http://chronicle.com/blogs/arts/mondays-poem-breast-feeding-at-the-blue-mosque-by-ravi-shankar/29274 Chronicle of Higher Education</ref>. He has also appeared on [[National Public Radio]]'s [[Tell_Me_More]] <ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112056039</ref>, on [[Connecticut Public Radio]] <ref>http://wnpr.org/post/spirit-level</ref>, and the [[PBS NewsHour]] <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IoMMxR0iUg</ref>. He won a Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism (CCT) Artist Fellowship <ref>http://www.ct.gov/CCT/cwp/view.asp?a=2207&q=433876</ref> in 2009, a Hackney Literary Award <ref>http://hackneyliteraryawards.org/winners</ref> in 2015 and a Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship <ref>http://www.arts.ri.gov/individuals/fellowships17.php</ref> in 2017.


Shankar has published and edited ten books and chapbooks of poetry, and with Priya Sarukkai Chabria, translated the work of the 9th century Tamil poet/saint [[Andal]]. He has been interviewed by The Ilanot Review <ref>http://www.ilanotreview.com/the-men-issue-2/interview-with-ravi-shankar</ref> and The Best American Poetry blog <ref>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2014/02/meet-the-press-nin-andrews-in-conversation-with-ravi-shankar-editor-of-drunken-boat-.html</ref>
Shankar has published and edited ten books and chapbooks of poetry, and with Priya Sarukkai Chabria, translated the work of the 9th century Tamil poet/saint [[Andal]]. He has been interviewed by The Ilanot Review <ref>http://www.ilanotreview.com/the-men-issue-2/interview-with-ravi-shankar</ref> and [[The_Best_American_Poetry]] blog <ref>http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2014/02/meet-the-press-nin-andrews-in-conversation-with-ravi-shankar-editor-of-drunken-boat-.html</ref>




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For other people named Ravi Shankar, see Ravi Shankar (disambiguation).
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Ravi Shankar
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Language
  • Tamil
  • English
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUSA
Alma mater
GenrePoetry
Notable awards

Ravi Shankar (born 1975) is an Indian American poet, editor, and former literature professor at Central Connecticut State University and City University of Hong Kong.

Career

Shankar received his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia where he worked with Gregory Orr, and his M.F.A. in poetry from Columbia University's School of the Arts, where he studied with Lucie Brock-Broido and Richard Howard.[1]

His work has been featured on the Poetry Foundation,[2] Poetry International,[3] and Academy of American Poets[4] websites and in numerous publications including The New York Times,[5] The Paris Review, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.[6]. He has also appeared on National Public Radio's Tell_Me_More [7], on Connecticut Public Radio [8], and the PBS NewsHour [9]. He won a Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism (CCT) Artist Fellowship [10] in 2009, a Hackney Literary Award [11] in 2015 and a Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship [12] in 2017.

Shankar has published and edited ten books and chapbooks of poetry, and with Priya Sarukkai Chabria, translated the work of the 9th century Tamil poet/saint Andal. He has been interviewed by The Ilanot Review [13] and The_Best_American_Poetry blog [14]


Drunken Boat

In 1999, he was one of the founders of the electronic online arts journals, Drunken Boat.[15]

Criminal convictions and resignation

Shankar resigned from teaching at CCSU[16] following a suspension over a number of arrests and convictions[17] including driving under the influence,[18] giving a police officer someone else’s license after getting into a collision,[19] providing a false statement to authorities,[20] credit card fraud related to using school equipment, and theft of school funds.[21][22][20] He served time in Hartford Correctional Center.[22][18] As part of his termination agreement, Shankar was barred from applying for or accepting a job in the state university system.[16]

As a result of media attention surrounding the case and complaints by Connecticut State Senator Kevin D. Witkos,[17] the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education proposed that criminal convictions be allowed into consideration in employment decisions.[22]

Selected works

Poetry

  • Instrumentality, Harper & Row, 2004, (WordTech Communications, 2015)
  • Wanton Textiles, with Reb Livingston, No Tell Books, 2006
  • Seamless Matter, with Sol LeWitt (Chapbook), OHM Editions – Rain Taxi, 2010
  • Deepening Groove, The National Poetry Review Press, 2011
  • What Else Could It Be: Ekphrastics and Collaborations, Carolina Wren Press, 2015

Translations

  • The Autobiography of a Goddess, with Priya Sarukkai Chabria, University of Chicago Press, 2016

As editor

References

  1. ^ Ram Devineni. http://jacketmagazine.com/16/dev-iv-shank.html Riding the Boat. (March 2002). Accessed 2006-12-13.
  2. ^ "Ravi Shankar". Poetry Foundation. 4 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Ravi Shankar (poet) – USA – Poetry International". www.poetryinternationalweb.net.
  4. ^ Shankar, Ravi (7 January 2005). "Ravi Shankar". Ravi Shankar.
  5. ^ Ravi Shankar on Ravi Shankar The New York Times. (December 2012).
  6. ^ http://chronicle.com/blogs/arts/mondays-poem-breast-feeding-at-the-blue-mosque-by-ravi-shankar/29274 Chronicle of Higher Education
  7. ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112056039
  8. ^ http://wnpr.org/post/spirit-level
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IoMMxR0iUg
  10. ^ http://www.ct.gov/CCT/cwp/view.asp?a=2207&q=433876
  11. ^ http://hackneyliteraryawards.org/winners
  12. ^ http://www.arts.ri.gov/individuals/fellowships17.php
  13. ^ http://www.ilanotreview.com/the-men-issue-2/interview-with-ravi-shankar
  14. ^ http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2014/02/meet-the-press-nin-andrews-in-conversation-with-ravi-shankar-editor-of-drunken-boat-.html
  15. ^ "Mission & History", Drunken Boat, retrieved February 16, 2016
  16. ^ a b "CCSU Professor Ravi Shankar Resigns", by Nicholas Rondinone, Hartford Courant, February 3, 2016, http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-shankar-resigns-0204-20160203-story.html
  17. ^ a b "CCSU Suspends Professor Ravi Shankar; Senator Says Fire Him" by David Moran, Hartford Courant, August 7, 2015 http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-connecticut-senator-wants-ccsu-to-fire-ravi-shankar-0808-2-20150807-story.html
  18. ^ a b "CCSU Professor Appears in Court After Being Arrested 3 Times In A Year" by Angelica Spanos and John Charlton, FOX61, August 26, 2015, http://fox61.com/2015/08/26/ccsu-professor-due-in-court-after-being-arrested-3-times-in-a-year/
  19. ^ "Ravi Shankar Still In Hot Water" by Ruth Bruno, Central Recorder, October 21, 2015 http://centralrecorder.com/2015/10/21/ravi-shankar-still-in-hot-water/
  20. ^ a b "Time To Throw The Book At Professor Shankar" Editorial from The Hartford Courant, December 17, 2015, http://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-shankar-should-be-canned-20151216-story.html
  21. ^ Schoenfeld, Samantha; Roberts, Laura. "CCSU professor suspended without pay after latest arrest". Fox61. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  22. ^ a b c "As professor racks up convictions, CSCU unable to consider them in employment decisions", by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, The Connecticut Mirror, December 16, 2015, https://ctmirror.org/2015/12/16/as-professor-racks-up-convictions-cscu-unable-to-consider-them-in-employment-decisions/
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