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The Lord of Players

The Lord of Players

written by: Raj Reader

 

The audience began to sweat:
No, it can’t be;
Oedipus should not sleep with his mother.
All are tensed,
So tensed never before;
Even Aeschylus shook his head.
The chief patron Dionysus,
The chief guest king and queen.
The commoners remained so silent
As dead as a cold stone.
Sophocles watches them
Behind the scene
And smiles: the play is hit.

Raj Reader

Raj Reader

Raj Reader (Bangladesh, 1986) is one of the major poets and translators in Bangladeshi Writing in English. Writes in English and Bengali at ease. His book of poetry ‘Vrindavan of Love and Other Poems’ published in 2017 emerged as a visualization of world myth. He translated also a book of ‘Contemporary American Poetry’ into Bengali. Playfully sometimes writes stories for the children. Likes acting, listening to music and watching movies. He has four books to his credit. He has recently translated ‘The Poet’s Urn: Bangabandhu in Timeless Translation.’ And trying to complete the trio with ‘The Poet’s Urn: Liberation War in Timeless Translation’ and ‘The Poet’s Urn: Language Movement in Timeless Translation.’ His poems have been translated in couples of languages including Spanish and French. Moreover, his pieces are available in international journals, sites, newspapers, blogs etc. He had been interviewed in one of the leading newspapers of the country. He directs Dhaka Translation Academy where he trains the young translators. Teaches English Literature in a university college.
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