The authorative anthology of contemporary Indian poetry in English, Converse has been especially commissioned for the 75th anniversary of Indian independence in 2022.Some 90 notable poets are represented in this collection, including:•well-known ones such as Vikram Seth, Jayanta Mahapatra, and Adil Jussawalla,•established ones such as C. P. Surendran, Arundhathi Subramaniam, and Ranjit Hoskote,•emerging voices such as Rohan Chhetri, Jhilam Chattaraj, and Jennifer Robertson.