About Myself

I 'm Shawkat Haider; born 1972, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Pharmacist/genetic engineer and a freelance writer; currently heading the biopharma division in a pharma company.

Works

Books

A Day with Destiny, 2002.
Graffiti, 1994.

Anthologies featuring my poems

Tides of Memory published by Poetry.com.

Other Publications

One of the translators of Nirmalendu Goon's Selected Poems, published by Bangla Academy, 2001.

Favorite Poets

From a long list of poets, few are: Dylan Thomas, J Ashbery, Plath, Mark Strand, Neruda, Cohen, Jean Orizet, Nazrul and Cimic.

Other Interests

I love music; love Dylan, Van Morrison, JJ Cale, clapton, Neil Diamond, Knofler, pink floyd, camel, satriani and many; especially love instrumentals.

Pictures

Graduation, Japan.
Kobe, Japan.
Son Aayan in Disney Tokyo.
Family, Kyoto, Japan.
Singapore.
Milan, Italy.
Shanghai, China.
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bangalore, India.

Copyright © Shawkat Haider 2003-2007