Vivek Narayanan was born in India in to Tamil-speaking parents and grew up in Zambia. He did undergraduate and graduate study (in cultural anthropology and creative writing) in the United States, taught at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, and moved back to India in 2000.  His two books of poetry are Universal Beach and Life and Times of Mr. S. His poems appear in several recent anthologies including The Harper Collins Book of English Poetry. In addition to publishing poetry, Narayanan has conducted experiments with technology, performance, physical space, movement, site-specific poetry, and audience interaction through a series of collaborations with other artists. He earned a master’s degree in cultural anthropology from Stanford University and a master’s in creative writing from Boston University.

This discussion will be hosted by Marie Nyreröd, producer and project manager of a literature program SVT Babel.