India, May 31 -- From Mirza Ghalib's Delhi and Nissim Ezekiel's Bombay to Agha Shahid Ali's Srinagar and Kamala Das's Calcutta, The Penguin Book of Poems on the Indian City takes the reader on a poetic journey across 37 cities in India. The anthology contains 375 poems, some written in English and others translated from nearly 20 languages. From the classical voices of Valmiki and the Sangam poets to the Bhakti and Sufi strains of Surdas, Kabir and Amir Khusrau, and early modern figures such as Mir Taqi Mir, the collection offers a lyrical exploration of India's urban landscape. Contemporary poets carry this tradition into the present. Together, they take the reader through depictions of cities as ever-evolving spaces. This collection portrays the Indian city as a living embodiment of the collective conscience of its residents. It is a collection for anyone familiar with the chaos and magic of life in an Indian city....