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Mani Rao (born 28 February 1965) is an Indian poet and translator, writing in English. ==Biography== Author of eight poetry collections, a translation of Kalidasa's works and a translation of the Bhagavad Gita as a poem,〔(Autumn Hill Books Website )〕 Rao has had poems published in literary journals including ''Fulcrum'', ''Wasafiri'', ''Meanjin'', ''Washington Square'', ''West Coast Line'', ''Tinfish'', and in anthologies including ''Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond'' (W.W. Norton, 2008) and ''The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets''. (Bloodaxe Books, 2008).〔(Mani Rao’s Official Website )〕 She was a Visiting Fellow at the Iowa International Writing Program in 2005 and 2009, and held the 2006 University of Iowa International Programs writer-in-residence fellowship. She was a co-founder of OutLoud, a regular poetry-reading gathering, in Hong Kong, and contributed a poetry segment to RTHK Radio 4.〔(Mani Rao’s Official Website )〕〔(''University of Iowa This Week: A Guide to Campus Events'' > ''Meet the IWP writers-in-residence: Mani Rao'' )〕 Translations of Rao's poems have been published in Latin, Italian, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, French and German. She has performed at literary festivals in Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Vancouver, Chicago, and at the 2006 New York PEN World Voices.〔(PEN World Voices > 2006 Festival Mani Rao )〕〔(Mani Rao’s Official Website )〕 Rao worked in advertising and television from 1985 to 2004, and was the Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Corporate Communications at Star (TV) Group Ltd., based in Hong Kong.〔(Mani Rao’s Official Website )〕 She was born in India and moved to Hong Kong in 1993.〔(PEN World Voices > 2006 Festival Mani Rao )〕 She has an MFA from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.〔(''Poets & Writers'' > Directory of Writers > Mani Rao )〕 and is working on a PhD in religious studies at (Duke University ) to research mantras. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mani Rao」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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