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Hillol Ray, Poet Laureate, Author, and Song Writer, is an Environmental
Engineer and Manager of Drinking Water Supply Enforcement Program, with
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Dallas, Texas. Born
and raised in a suburb of Calcutta, India, he has been writing poetry
since the age of six, in his native language “Bengali”. His poems are
regularly published in Bengali magazines from Asia, Europe, Canada,
Sweden, and North America and are currently being translated into
English, Swedish, Spanish, German and French languages. Many issues of
“Six Country Reporter” at EPA in Dallas have also published his English
poems. But one of his recent poems, “Earth Day”, has made him an
“overnight” sensation. It was read at several local observations,
presented at a celebration in Arizona, displayed by the Dallas Museum of
Art, and has been published worldwide. It also earned him letters of
personal recognition from President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al
Gore, Jr. and Indian Ambassador S.S. Ray (no relation) in Washington,
DC. In addition, he has received letters of personal appreciations for
his poems from Madame Francine Cousteau, President of the Cousteau
Society, Inc. in Paris, France, (and wife of world renowned
Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau), and also from Mother Teresa of
Calcutta, India. Recently his poems “Old Wine in New Bottle”,
“Homogenization – A Millennium Dream” have been selected as “Choice
Poem” by the Australian Poetic Society. His poems have been displayed
by the J.C. Penney, Inc., University of San Francisco in California,
Cultural Association of Bengal in New York, Southern Methodist
University in Dallas, TX; University of New Hampshire in Durham, New
Hampshire; Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.; Rangsit University
in Thailand, Bangkok; Colegio Jefferson of Caracas, Venezuela; Shanghai
Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in Shanghai, China; NetFriends of Tibet Site
in Stockholm, Sweden; and also on the web pages of EPA in Washington,
DC, the Asian-American Village from Boston, Massachusetts, and many
other web sites from the USA and abroad. He was invited as a
Distinguished Judge at the Earth Day Kids Art Contest 2003, organized by
the Asian Pacific American Council (APAC) at EPA in Washington, D.C.
Recently, the lyrics from his poem “Diversity” have been included in the
song album “Star Route U.S.A.” released by Amerecord from Hollywood,
California. He is frequently invited as a Guest Poet and Seminar
Moderator by the various cultural organizations, educational
institutions, and public and university libraries and has been
interviewed by numerous television stations. He was the winner of “
Bronze Medal for Commendable Service” in implementing a Consumer
Confidence Rule (CCR) Strategy in 2001 and “Excellence in Regional
Customer Service Award” in 2002 – both from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) in Dallas, Texas. His biography has appeared in
the Special Commemorative Edition of “500 Leaders of Science”, and also
in “International Directory of Distinguished Leadership” (Eighth and
Ninth Editions) – both published by the American Biographical Institute,
Inc. from Raleigh, North Carolina, and poems have appeared in many
popular anthologies. To name a few, “The Crystal Prism” published by
the CGS Communications in Fort Worth, Texas; as well as “Edge of
Twilight”, “Best Poems of the ‘90s”, “A Delicate Balance”, “Best Poems
of 1995”, “Of Sunshine and Daydreams”, “Essence of a Dream”, “Through
the Looking Glass”, “Best Poems of 1997”, “Chambers of Time”, “Beneath A
Rainbow”, “Chasing the Wind”, “A Painted Garden”, “Melodies of The
Soul”, “Verdant Lands of Spring”, “Best Poems of 1998”, “Fabric of
Life”, “The Rustling Leaves”, “Of Summer’s Passing”, “The Peace We
Knew”, “The Promise of Dawn”, and “Outstanding Poets of 1998”,
published by the National Library of Poetry in Owings Mills, Maryland.
For Articles about Hillol Ray and his works, please click on:
Hillol Ray - Insideout
Hillol Ray - A Poet of Neuroscience
Poems for the Third Millennium - An anthology of poems by Hillol Ray
Hillol Ray - in the Special Commemorative Edition of "500 Leaders of Science"
Hillol Ray : The Winner of Bronze Medal for Commendable Service
Engineering alumnus speaks through poetry
By -Laura McDaniel, Editor, Bison Briefs
Hillol Ray: Inspirational Speaker at HCS-University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire
http://www.uwec.edu/grayca/horizon/Professional_Dev/webpages/Apr.htm
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