Poetry

N Kalyan Raman's translation of the work of contemporary Tamil poets has been published widely in books, anthologies and journals in India and abroad. Some of the leading poets he has translated include: Salma, Perundevi, Kutti Revathi, Malathi Maithri, Sukirtharani, ND Rajkumar, M Yuvan and Srivalli. His translation of poetry by women poets from Eelam and Tamil Nadu was published as an anthology, Tamil Women’s Poetry: A Current of Contemporary Voices (2009) in Sahitya Akademi’s Indian Literature.

May 21, 2023

Srivalli

Srivalli is a contemporary Tamil poet who has published three critically acclaimed collections of her poems in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Tryst...

May 21, 2023

Yuvan

Yuvan Chandrasekar (born December 14, 1961) is a Tamil writer and poet whose works bring out a postmodern aesthetic. He writes poetry...

May 21, 2023

N.D. Rajkumar

N.D. Rajkumar is a poet and musician who has published four volumes of poetry in Tamil. Till 2014, he used to work as a daily wage...

May 21, 2023

Sukirtharani

Sukirtharani is an Indian feminist poet who is widely acclaimed for her contribution to contemporary Dalit and Tamil literature....

May 21, 2023

Malathi Maithri

Malathi Maithri (born 1968) is an Indian writer, activist and feminist, who is recognized as a distinguished poet in contemporary Tamil...

May 21, 2023

Kutti Revathi

Kutti Revathi is an influential writer in the feminist space in India. Some of her poems, such as Mulaigal (Breasts), have achieved...

May 17, 2023

Perundevi

Perundevi is a leading contemporary Tamil poet who has published ten collections of her poetry over the past two decades. She has also...

May 17, 2023

Salma

Salma (b.1968) is a writer of Tamil poetry and fiction, activist and politician. She has published three volumes of Tamil poetry: Oru...