Born in Munger (Bihar), Yatish Kumar has made a distinct identity in the last few years with his poetry and stories, as well as poetry in his distinctive style on popular novels, stories and travelogues. Yatish Kumar, a 1996 batch Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer, has a penchant for literature.
In the year 2021, his first poetry collection 'Antas Ki Khurchan' and in January 2023, his second poetry collection 'Aavirbhaav' (poems on 11 famous works of Hindi literature) has been published, which is getting a lot of affection from readers, critics and literature lovers.
His poems and memoirs have been published from time to time in many newspapers and well known magazines. He also has a creative presence on popular literary blogs like 'Hindawi', 'Samalochan', 'Janki Pul', 'Pehli Bar', 'Kavita Kosh' etc. Reviews on his writings have been published in newspapers like 'Jansatta', 'Dainik Jagran', 'Sanmarg', 'Prabhat Khabar', 'Indian Express' and many prestigious magazines including Parikatha, Banas Jan, Kriti Bahumat, Kavikumbh.