about himself that "my soul is nourished by the alluvial soil and the moistures of riverine Bangladesh, which is my Behula". Fakrul Alam considered his poems "humorous and witty" in some cases. Syed Manzoorul Islam opined that Hossain at his initial stage was a romantic poet, but is now a realistic poet, as he is writing in a very self-conscious way. His love poems are characterised by stark realism rather than by romantic euphoria. Anisuzzaman deemed his poetry as the socio-political representation of Bangladesh. He explored not only the contemporary social and political condition of his country but also "the grounds of existential philosophy in conceiving human life as fragile yet undying, as self-destructive yet eternal". Hossain's poetry is noted for its engagement with philosophical concerns. For having some drishtantoist poems, he would be important in Bengali poetry. Death Hossain, died of a heart attack in Lab-aid hospital in Dhaka at 12 noon on 16 June 2013. He was undergoing treatment at Labaid Specialized Hospital, Dhaka since 14 June due to health complications. He suffered a major heart attack at 8:30 am and died around 11:00 am on 16 June. The ailing professor was being treated when he died at the age of 63. Awards and honours 1987 - Alaol Literary Award (for his poetry) 1998 - West Bengal Little Magazine Award (for editing) 2013 - Jibananda PuraskarBibliography Published books Poetry Tin Ramanir Qasida (1984) Partho Tomar Teebro Teer (1986) Jibaner Saman Chumuk (1989) Sundari O Ghrinar Ghungur (1991) Jamuna Parba (1998) Janmo Baul (2001) Tomar Namey Brishti Namey (2008) Aiona Dekhey Andha Manush (2010) "Kuyashar Mushayara" 2013 Anthologies Nirbachito Kabita' (1995) Kabita Samgraha On Behula's Raft (2008) ProseRomantic and Modern: Latitudes and Longitudes of PoetryCollections of essays Bangladesher Kabita: Antaranga Abalokan (A Study on Bangladeshi Poetry) Chirayata Puraan (Classical Mythology) Kabitar Antarjami Adhunik Uttaradhunik o Annyanya Prasango (Bengali Poetry in the contexts of Modernism, postmodernism and other trends) Bishwakabitar Sonali Shasya (Gleanings from World Poetry) Modernism and Beyond: Western Influences on Bangladeshi poetryCriritism Rabindranath, Yeats Ebang Gitanjali (2008)Bangalir Dwidha O Rabindranath Ebang Bibidho Tatyatalash (2013) Translations Selected Poems of Paul Celan (from German into Bengali) Folk Poems from Bangladesh (from Bengali into English) co-written with Serajul Islam Choudhury and Kabir Chowdhury Folk Tales from Bangladesh (from Bengali into English) Elements of General Phonetics by David Abercrombie (into Bengali) Sophocles' King Oedipus, Euripides' Alcestis, Medea (into Bengali) Terry Eagleton's Literary