Contemporary Vibes around the World By M.A. Rathore

Contemporary Vibes around the World

By M.A. Rathore

 

English poets who have been constantly writing to their best of talents and creative forces, keeping in mind that we can change the world through poetry and the feelings for the development of societal values and issues go side by side in the same manner throughout the world. Poets are the real legislature of society. They not only think for the betterment of society but also warn the people with their satire and feelings that occur at the time of their spontaneous outbursts of emotions. Poetry that survives in time has something to say about the human condition. We have tried to include all the poets who have a vast knowledge of the issues those human beings suffer from, grasp over poetry, and are celebrated in the contemporary scene. 

 

1: Lopamudra Mishra

Lopamudra Mishra, a native of Puri, is an Indian poetess with an extraordinary talent for composing poetry. Presently she has been residing in Bhubaneswar, Orissa; she has completed her graduation (English Hons.) from Sailabala Women’s college Cuttack, and post–graduation (English) from Ravenshaw University Cuttack. Her fascination for writing came from her grandfather and father from an early age. Writing for her is a powerful medium of expression. Her poems have been published in many magazines and anthologies. Her first book “Rhyme of Rain” was published in March 2017 and her second book “First Rain” in August 2017. She has written many books and has taken part in many anthologies. 

 

2-Hardeep Sabharwal 

Hardeep Sabharwal was born in Delhi. When he was eight years old, PM Indira Gandhi was assassinated and riots against the Sikh community broke into. Finding Delhi was not safe for his family, his father turned back to Patiala. He completed his education in Patiala. He is M.A. in English literature. He has got married and has a daughter. He is the owner of his footwear shop in Patiala (Punjab). He regularly reads his poems at national and international meets. 

 

3: Sunil Algama 

A poet, translator, and writer from Sri Lanka, The admin of several Facebook groups including English Writers and English Poets, Interested in Philosophy, Sociology, Mass Communication, Linguistics, Political science, Music, and Art, Sunil Algama has got published his first two poems in the book “Love, Four-letter Word” of Creative Talents Unleashed. U.S.A. He has represented his poems for Poets Fest, India in 2016 and 2017 and published them in the relevant anthology. Three of his poems have been published in the book Global Muse of Integral University, Lucknow, India. 389/11, Dolahena Road Batagama South, Kandana 11320, Sri Lanka

 

4: Chandra Shekhar Dubey 

Chandra Shekhar Dubey is a poet, translator, researcher, and teacher. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (E), University of Delhi. He has published books, poems, reviews, short stories, and research papers. He has published three books of his poems titled “ Ripple On A Stone ”, Writers Workshop, Calcutta,1994, “Substance of Shadows”, Swati Publication, New Delhi, 2007, “Real Resonance; The Unreal Mind, Sambhavi, Kolkata,2015. His poems have been widely anthologized nationally and internationally. He has edited the translated version of Ramcharitmanas, Richa Publication, New Delhi, 1999. He has translated poems, short stories, and theological works from Hindi to English. He is associated with many literary bodies and journals as an advisory member, fellow member, and editor. A-114/5, Paryavaran Complex, IGNOU ROAD, NEW DELHI-110030

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5: Shailendra Kumar Singh

Shailendra Kumar Singh was born on 15 January 1955. He was brought up in Calcutta initially. He had his initial primary and secondary education there. He got a degree of Bachelor of Science from the University of Calcutta. In 1974, he was selected for the Indian air force. He got an engineering degree in electronics and telecommunication from an esteemed organization. Having served successfully for 32 years (from 1974 to 2006) now he is discharged and lives on a pension. He has been a keen reader. His love for literature never died although he worked long in the technical stream. His writing flourished gradually in 2013 when he started writing poems in Hindi and English. GHAZIABAD - 201009 PHONE- 7838174251 

 

6: Atul Kumar Shukla

A 27 years old, professional sailor with the decoration of Second Navigation Officer on Tanker Ships, Mr. Atul Shukla is a poet of noble heart. He has a deep interest in art and literature. He lives his life with poetic expressions. He is a resident of a small town Shuklaganj situated at the Bank of River Ganga next to the old Manchester of South Asia. He is a Maritime Graduate who spends most of his time sailing. Contact No. : 7800958727 Email: atul01shukla@yahoo.com 

 

7: Dr. Zacharoula Gaitanaki

Zacharoula Gaitanaki was born in Athens on November 30th, 1966. Now, she is a small farmer and lives with her family in Arcadia. She writes poems, articles, short stories, essays, novels, and reviews of the book. She is also a translator of books of poetry. She is a life member of the “World Academy of Arts and Culture” / “World Congress of Poets” (which awarded her the title of the Honorary Doctor of Literature), of the IWA, the “WPS”, the “Poetas del Mundo” and the “Asociacion Mundial de Escritores. She has published twelve books.  

 

8: Caroline Nazaren-o-Gabis (Ceri Naz)

Caroline Nazareno-Gabis a.k.a. CeriNaz, World Poetry International Director to the Philippines is known as a ‘poet of peace and friendship’, a multi-awarded poet, editor, journalist, speaker, linguist, educator, peace and women’s advocate. Among her poetic belts are Writers International Network-Canada ‘’Amazing Poet 2015’’, The Frang Bardhi Literary Prize 2014 (Albania), the sair-gazeteci or Poet Journalist Award 2014 (Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey), and World Poetry Empowered Poet 2013 (Vancouver, Canada). Her poetry and children’s stories have been featured in different anthologies and magazines worldwide. Beyond her literary work, she teaches Physics, General Biology, Organic Chemistry, and General Chemistry at Tarlac Agricultural University.

 

9: Neelam Dadhwal

Neelam Dadhwal is a poet from Chandigarh, India. Her poems have been published in Readomania, Kritya, Muse India, Indian Poetry Review, Literary Yard, The Criterion, Destiny Poets, Different Truths, and anthologies on women international, peace, and humanity. Her latest book Echoes published by Write India accounts internal dialogue of the feminine world. She is a seeker of truth and wisdom with a reason to grow in this world and tries to subject net and pen down what feels at a particular moment. She also likes to draw as real as possible to the perspective mind. Her works have appeared in various online journals such as The Criterion, Literary Journal, Muse India, Readomania. Her current book Echoes published by Write India is an internal dialogue of the feminine world

 

10: Dr. Sonia Gupta

Dr. Sonia Gupta, from Dera Bassi, near Chandigarh in India is a dentist by profession. She is a well-known name in Hindi and English literature with her solo four English and Two Hindi poetry books published. Her poems are a part of various anthologies, magazines & newspapers. She has been awarded various awards in poetry competitions organized by various literary groups. Recently she won a silver medal in a poetry world cup organized by Nigeria. She is also fond of painting, singing, cooking, designing, knitting, and teaching.

 

11: Rajeshwer Sharma

Rajeshwer Sharma has retired from Central Government service. He is a Graduate with English Literature and PG in Sociology. He is an amateur poet, writer, and critic. He writes poetry to give vents his emotions and feelings.

 

12: Kapardeli Eftichia

Kapardeli Eftichia has a Doctorate from Arts and Culture World Academy. She lives in Patras. She writes poetry, stories, short stories, haiku, and essays. She studied journalism at AKEM and has many awards in national competitions. Her work has been compiled in many national and international anthologies and has a section at the University of Cyprus on Greek culture. She is a member of the world poets’ society. 

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13: Nutan Sarawagi 

Nutan Sarawagi is from India. She loves poetry. She loves to colour words in the colours of verse. She has a Master’s degree in Education and is a designer by profession. She writes mainly about women and children. She feels very strongly about women’s issues and the children of war. She wishes she could set the world right for them. "Poetry for her is the cry of the heart in which you open your thoughts in its love until you get so lost in it to become its thoughts in the soul of your heart. Its heart"

 

14: Mohan Sanjeevan

Mohan science, Sci-Fi writer, poet, and citizen scientist with the pen name Mohan Sanjeevan from India is into science, tech, space, and astronomy popularization after voluntary retirement as Central Govt. Officer. He has attended science communication, Sci-Fi, climate change, nanotech, and space conferences and presented papers. He has published a Tamil science fiction collection, a poetry collection, a science, tech, space, and astronomy-based poetry collection, and one science fiction collection all in English. He has been visiting villages, particularly cultivating poison-free food as a get-back-to-nature initiative. Cell: 74490 86276

 

15: Vinay Kumar Dubey

Vinay Kumar Dubey is a creative writer as well as a perceptive critic of contemporary Indian-English fiction. He is presently working as a senior PGT in the Department of English, Delhi Public School, Bulandshahr (U.P.). He has to his credit more than a dozen research papers published in various national and international journals, three original poetry collections, and four critical books on the fiction of Anita Desai which have been published by Prakash Book Depot, Bareilly. 

 

16: Jai Krishna 

On Feb.05, 1972, Mr. Jai Krishna was born in a cultured rural family in the eastern part of the Indian province named Uttar Pradesh. His grandfather was a teacher of Sanskrit and his father was a teacher of English. His grandfather was a humble follower of typical Hinduism. Philosophically he was a humble follower of Vedanta, politically a communist with great sympathy for all humanity with no difference of cast and creed. He was so loving and caring that no one would like to be deprived of him. Jai Krishna was his favorite one and he shaped his life more than anyone else. He has always been a good student, well-cultured and well-disciplined. His teachers predicted him as an IAS officer in the future but as his grandfather concluded going through his horoscope that he must be a writer and poet, the life of Jai Krishna led him the same way. As a poet, Mr. Jai Krishna has a versatile character. In the postmodern trend of poetry, he occupies both places: in the self and out of the self. He prefers reflecting the status of the mind to philosophical findings. Poetry is not philosophy but philosophical criticism of life, he thinks. He supports the freedom of self from all the boundaries of religious, philosophical, and socio-apolitical thoughts. Poetry is human and it must be original. No trend should overpower its human aspect, He states it affirmed. He lives with his working wife and a ten-year-old daughter in the small town of Padrauna, district- Kushinagar (UP).

 

17: Tariq Muhammad

Tariq Muhammad was born in Kolkata, India, and educated in a Roman Catholic School. After graduating from Calcutta University, he presently lives in the United States. His first love has been English Literature and especially works of Shakespeare. Retired from American corporate Mr. Tariq runs his limousine service. A bilingual poet with a passion for romance most of his poems is romantically inclined. Yet unpublished but his two major collections of poems are on the publisher's desk both coming out later this year. Recipient of PHILOSOPHIQUE POETICA de AANAND, World Icon Of Peace and Ambassador At Large from World Institute For Peace, Nigeria. His poems are appreciated by his peers and friends. A thirst for fine writing and reading has always been his passion. His other hobbies include watercolor painting and wood carving.

 

18: Bobita Sakiya

Bobita Saikia writes with heart. She has published poetry books. She scribbles on daily basis. She is M.A. honors in Assamese Literature. She is a housewife who pays attention to her children and deduces time for poetry reading, writing poetry and listening to music. She is an expert in English, Assamese, Hindi, and Bengali. 

 

19: M.A. Rathore

M.A. Rathore hails from Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, India. He is a recipient of the prestigious award, “World Icon of Peace” [Nigeria], and many more awards credited to his name. He has written 10 books of poetry among one is his translated work. As a young boy, Rathore was soulfully fascinated by painting. While he was still very young, he earned a living as a painter and artist, while also ardently pursuing his studies. Rathore immersed himself deeply in poetry, and music and active participation in various religious plays by performing for village folks, and this gave him future development and an intuitive flair for tasting life more deeply. Rathore’s poems give intimate reflections from his life experiences that portray deep, personal struggles, hardships, dreams, and heartfelt wishes. Within his poems, he finds a connection to work diligently for growth towards finding a place and a position in life. Rathore’s heart forever dwells inside his voice for poetry. He actively reaches out to the downtrodden inside his visionary life, as he gives breath for enlivening the human spirit to conquer and rise above adversity with heightened dedication and valorous effort.

Distinguished Poets of India By M.A. Rathore

Distinguished Poets of India

By M.A. Rathore 

Literature records all that comes into contact with an author and a poet. The literature in the local language is influx but as far as English is concerned it is also widely written in most parts of India. Still English is the most favoured language in which we find distinguished poets in India. Here are some of them we are profiling.   

NO-1: PROF. BIPLAB CHAKRABORTY

Prof. Biplab Chakraborty, Ph.D. (Literature), Ph.D. (Linguistics), D.Lit is currently attached to the University of Calcutta (Bengali and Comparative Literature). He was a Senior Faculty Member of the Center for Advanced Study, Dept. of Bengali, and University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India for more than two decades. He worked as a Visiting Fellow, at the University of Tripura, India for more than five years. He taught as a Visiting Professor at the Post-Graduate dept of History, Archeology, and Folklore, University of Thessaly, Greece in 2005. He also taught at Kenyatta University, Kenya Africa in 2008. He has published nearly 100 papers and 60 books in English and Bengali. He contributed many articles to the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIAN LITERATURE, Sahitya Academy. He has attended various National and International Seminars and Conferences in India and abroad. He was honoured with the ASIATIC SOCIETY GOLD MEDAL (2010), SARAT CHANDRA CHATTERJEE SILVER MEDAL (2015), and EMINENT EDUCATIONIST AWARD (2016).

NO 2: Dr. Saroj K. Padhi  

MOON MOMENTS is the sixth collection of poetry by Dr. Saroj K. Padhi who is an Associate Professor of English in the Govt. of Odisha and is at present working at Sailabala Women’s College, Cuttack. Born in 1962, he has been writing poems in English and Odia since his school days. To date, he has published innumerable poems in most of the leading magazines of the country. He has published two books of criticism: 

1. JAYANTA MAHAPATRA’S RELATIONSHIP: A CRITICAL STUDY 

2. ENGLISH ESSAYISTS: A CRITICAL STUDY and about 12 research articles in different journals and five anthologies of poems in English namely PEARLS OF DEW, SHATTERED I SING, and RHYMING RIPPLES, PETALS IN PRAYER and SILENT SIGHT. He has done his Doctorate in Indian English Poetry from Berhampur University, Odisha under the guidance of eminent poet and Prof. Dr. Niranjan Mohanty. He is also an active member of various poetry communities on the website where he regularly posts his poems. He also has his poetry blog www.sarojpadhi.blogspot.in and his poetry page ‘Saroj Poetry’ where he regularly posts his poems. 

Email address: skpadhi407@gmail.com   Mobile: 09861160236

 

No 3: Dr. Poonam Dwivedi

Name: Dr. PoonamDwivedi

Designation: Assistant Professor, Department of English

Baba Balraj Panjab University Constituent College, Balachaur-144521 (S.B.S. Nagar) Punjab, India

Date of Birth: 23rd September 1983

Birthplace: Allahabad

Father: Keshav Chandra Dwivedi

Mother: Pushpa Dwivedi

Education: D.Phil. in English Literature in 2011 from the University of Allahabad

M.A. (English) in 2006 from the University of Allahabad with 63.67% 

Alma mater: University of Allahabad, India

Award: 

1. Readers & Writers Society of India (RWSI) was awarded for its valuable contribution to Literature.      
2. Awarded for Social & Scientific activities at State and National Level 1996-97.

Experience of Job: Five years working experience as an Assistant Professor, presently working as Assistant Professor in English at BB Punjab University Constituent College, Balachaur-144521 (S.B.S. Nagar) Punjab. India.

E mail:poonam.dwivedi83@gmail.com

Phone: 07814431575

NO-4 Dr. K. V. Dominic

Dr. K. V. Dominic, English poet, critic, short story writer, editor, and publisher, is a retired professor of the Post Graduate & Research Department of English, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. He was born on 13 February 1956 at Kalady, a holy place in Kerala where Adi Sankara, the philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta was born. In addition to innumerable poems, short stories, and critical articles published in national and international journals, he has authored/edited thirty books so far. His books include five collections of poetry in English, one collection of poems in Hindi and Gujarati, and a collection of short stories in English. A French translation of his poetry collection by Dominique de Miscault is in the press. Translations of his poetry are being done now in the Indian languages of Bengali, Telugu, and Tamil. Prof. Dominic is the Secretary of the Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC), a non-profitable registered organization having now two hundred and fifty members mainly consisting of university/college professors, research scholars, and professional English writers. He has conducted several national seminars and workshops all over India. He is the Editor and Publisher of the international refereed biannual journal, International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML), and Editor-in-Chief of the Guild’s international refereed biannual journal, Writers Editors Critics (WEC). He is also the publisher of the internationally refereed annual fiction New Fiction Journal (NFJ). Two critical studies on his poetry have come out from the USA in 2016 intending to include his poetry in the syllabus of South Asian Studies in the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia. He can be contacted at www.profkvdominic.com, www.profkvdominic.blogspot.in, and prof.kvdominic@gmail.com

NO-5 Prof. Rajendra Kumar Padhi 

Prof. Rajendra Kumar Padhi received the “Universal Inspirational Poet Award’’ at the World Friendship Poetry Meet in Africa in 2016, he also received the “Award for Literary Excellence” at National Poetry Meet in Gujarat, Ahmadabad, he has remained a judge for International poetry writing, Rabindranath poetry Award, story writing. His poems have been published in more than 50 International Anthologies from the USA, Germany, Africa, Nigeria, and India, he is also the Editor of three International Anthologies, and he has written reviews, blurbs, prefaces, and introductions of International anthologies, he has also written four poetry books, “THE LIVING TOUCH”, “O EARTH!”, “SONGS OF VOID”,” SUNYATARA PRIYATAMA” and one novel “THE DARK HOURS “published by Alfa Publications and Paragon International, New Delhi, his Interviews are published from USA and India, his poems are found in blogs and internet, all information is available in www.google.com. His email address is rajendrapadhi62@gmail.com.

NO-6: MRIDULA MENON

The writer of these poems is a postgraduate in English literature. She is also one of the directors of her family concern. She loves poetry and is a homemaker. And one who longs for peace and happiness to prevail in the world. 

NO-7 Lily Swarn

Lily Swarn recently won the Reuel International Prize for Poetry 2016 and was recognized by the World Union of Poets as a Global Poet of Peace and Universal Love. She is a postgraduate in English from Punjab University and has taught degree classes. A gold medallist and a university colour holder for dramatics and histrionics, she was the editor of the college magazine and also wrote middles for newspapers! Poetry as passion blossomed after her young son's sudden demise in 2013. She writes with a poignant touch in English, Hindi, and Urdu. Her weekly columns Cantonment Calling and History Mystery of Food are highly popular. Lily’s poems can be read in many anthologies and have recently been translated into Italian too. She is widely read in the internationally famous atunispoetry.com, Poem Kubili, and The garden of poetry and prose. Her work has been recognized as explosive, outstanding, and powerful by different poetry groups and they often turn their spotlight on it. Her Facebook profile has many followers. Married to an army veteran she lives in Chandigarh, India. 

NO-8: VIJAYALAXMI POTU

Vijayalaxmi Potu is one of the contemporary major women poets of India. Her poems are subtle, powerful, and sometimes tragically satiric. She is also a short story writer and translator. She has also started writing poetry in Telugu. She worked as Lecturer and Assistant Professor in degree and engineering colleges. She was a director of an STPI-registered software company for seven years. At present, she is pursuing research. She believes in the dissemination of knowledge. Her favourite poets are Shakespeare, Keats, and Emily Dickinson. In Telugu, her favourite authors are Nanduri Ramam Mohana Rao and Sathyam Sankaramanchi. She writes in simple language. She is good at creating oxymorons and Anaphora or deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence. Mostly, she uses images of nature. [vijayalaxmipotu@gmail.com]

NO-9: Ravi.S.Ranganathan       

Ravi Ranganathan is a retired Banker leading a quiet life in Chennai, very much interested in poetry. Writes poems on all topics that catch his fancy and his poems on various online poetry pages are very well received. He has contributed to many anthologies of poems and won many awards in poetry competitions. He has to his credit a poetry book containing a collection of his poems entitled "Lyrics of Life" published by Xpress publications.

NO-10 Padmaja Iyengar – Paddy

Having explored the worlds of banking and urban governance in senior positions, Padmaja Iyengar – Paddy is currently the Hon. Lit. Advisor of The Cultural Centre of Vijayawada and Amaravati (CCVA). She recently compiled, curated, and published for CCVA the International Multilingual Poetry Anthology ‘Amaravati Poetic Prism 2016’ which has a record 527 poems in 53 languages! It has been recognized as a Unique Record of Excellence by the India Book of Records. Another International Multilingual Poetry Anthology of Women Poets ‘WWW – Women, Wit & Wisdom’, compiled, curated, and edited by her (219 poems in 31 languages) is shortly to be launched. She also manages an online literary networking forum www.ratemyliterature.com that provides a free platform for writers to showcase their works. Her English poems, articles, short stories, etc. have appeared in numerous e-zines, leading newspapers, and National and International anthologies. Paddy’s maiden poetry collection ‘P-En-Chants’ has been reckoned as a ‘Unique International Record of Excellence’ by the India Book of Records and the Wonder Book of Records International for Never-before-attempted Movie Reviews and Management Topics in Rhyming Poetry form. Paddy is also regularly invited to literary and poetry events to present her poems, the latest being an invitation to Malaysia to read her poems at the 7thPangkor International Poetry & Folk Song Festival in Malaysia in December 2016 and to the SAARC Literary Festival at New Delhi in February 2017 as an Indian Delegate to read her poems. Paddy regularly participates in discussions on civic and urban governance issues on electronic media. She was a part of the Round Tables on Smart Cities organized at Hyderabad by the Deputy British High Commission and Foundation for Futuristic Cities. Paddy writes for pleasure – finds humor in everything…P G Wodehouse being her all-time favorite and inspiration!

NO-11: MANTHENA DAMODARA CHARY

Manthena Damodara Chary was born into a family of poets at Elukurthy Haveli in Warangal District in India on 15th January 1957. Under the guidance of his father, he evinced an intense interest in education and became the first postgraduate in English Literature in his village in 1979. Mrs. Ranganayakamma, his mother influenced him as she was a renowned Telugu poetess.   Mr. Chary undertook the profession of lecturer in English at Government Junior College at Wyra in Khammam District in 1980. He used to contribute articles to newspapers on matters of academic significance. He won acclaim as an efficient teacher of English. He taught English to the utmost satisfaction of his students for over twenty-two years. He was promoted to the position of principal in 2002. He rendered his service remarkably in the tribal agency of Bhadrachalam. He was promoted to the post of Regional Inspection Officer and posted to Mahabubnagar in 2012. He obtained the age of superannuation in 2015. After retirement from active service, he evinces a keen interest in writing essays and poems every day. He is in association with more than fifty poetry forums on Facebook. He has been continuing his poetic Odyssey. His rewarding journey is resplendent with awards.  Many organizations have honoured him with awards in recognition of his poetic merits. He enjoys the love of his readers in the world of poetry.

NO-12 DR. NIKHAT BANO

The author, Dr. Nikhat Bano, is an assistant professor (adjunct) at a central university of India, teaching English since 2005. She is a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in ESP i.e., English for Specific Purposes. At the beginning of her career, she taught the English language to undergraduate engineering students, presently she is teaching first-year Polytechnic students. Her career spans almost a decade now. Born in a small town in Bihar, her early life was spent in various cities of India, as her father was a central government employee and worked in the Directorate of Telecommunication. Right from her childhood she grew up listening to Hindi and Urdu songs and poetry. Her family was fond of Hindi and Urdu literature, art, and cinema. Four of her siblings, she was the eldest and only she inherited the passion for poetry. Initially, this passion was limited only to her native language but as she grew up she got the opportunity of cross-cultural and cross-linguistic interactions. She completed her schooling in the Science stream and took admitted to the Bachelor of Science, but soon left it and joined the Bachelor of Arts taking English Literature and Psychology as her main subjects. These subjects helped in acquainting her to human emotions at conscious and sub-conscious levels. They increased the panoramic view of the human world and its strengths and weaknesses. They established her association with nature and with its flora and fauna. At present, she is working on two poetry books and two English language teaching books – one at the senior secondary level and another at the undergraduate engineering level. Very soon these books will be visible on the shelf of bookstores.

NO 13: Dasharath Naik

Dasharath Naik, born on 23 June 1964 in a middle-class family in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha, has been serving as Lecturer in English at P. S. College, Bargaon since 1987. As a student of English Literature, Sri Naik likes all genres, especially Poetry, and loves reading magical lines by mighty minds. He writes about what he feels within and sees around him. His main concern is Humanity and Universal Peace. In his own words, "...my tears form my thoughts and my drops of blood paint them into beautiful words in my poems". Many of his works are already published in several national and international magazines/journals and Anthologies and are widely acclaimed. He has been the recipient of several awards with Certificates of Appreciation from various literary groups on FB. His collection of works SONG UNSUNG: A TRIBUTE TO HUMANITY is about to release shortly. 

NO-14: RAJBABU GANDHAM

Rajbabu Gandham has been writing poetry since his school days. His works have been published initially in a school magazine. His earliest writings were in his mother tongue Telugu. His Telugu poems were published for several weeks under "krotta kalalu" in the weekly magazine 'Andhra Jyoti'. In his College days, he was attracted to the writings of Srirangam Srinivasa Rao, popularly known as” Sri Sri”. Later days started writing in English; some of his works were published in the Women’s Era and in 'Image' and 'Vimanika' In house Magazines of Indian Airlines/Air India, where he was employed. Actively writing on Facebook for four years he writes in English, Telugu, and Hindi. His poems have been published in 12 Anthologies (totaling about 26 poems). His poem entitled “who am I? He won 3rd place in a contest held by the World Union of Poets-India Chapter in May 2016. He also received a Certificate of Excellence for his 2 poems, participating in the Poetography Contest in September 2016 on the Theme “Healing the Planet (Environment) Through Sublime Arts” from Satyam Shivam Sundaram of Sri Yayati Madan Gandhi ji. He participated and read his poems at National Poets Meet in Kolkata in May 2016 and International Poets Meet at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh in September 2016. He attends regular meetings of Poets, Writers, and Artists in Hyderabad. He is a vivid reader, reading books on Philosophy and writings of various noted philosophers. His works are based on his self-inquiry and the very quest for the human being to know more; the very purpose of our existence. He also writes poems on love, tears, pain, and social inequalities. His first poetry book is in the process. Mob-9849542127

NO-15 M.V. SATHYANARAYANA (MAHATHI)

MYDAVOLU VENKATA SESHA SATHYANARAYANA (pen name Mahathi) was born on 12fth June 1958 at Nellore town of Andhra Pradesh. He did B.Sc at Kakinada and Machilipatnam, then B. L. at Nellore and M. L. from Nagpur University. Between 1982 and 1984 he practised as a lawyer in Nellore and then joined the Salt Department, Government of India as an Inspector of Salt. In May 2014 he took voluntary retirement as Superintendent of Salt. His father late M. V. Ramakrishna Rao also worked in Salt Department and retired in 1982. Besides, his father was a great theatre artist and singer. His mother Mydavolu Sarojini is a housewife. He has no siblings. Sathyanarayana's life was mostly spent in small villages. He lived almost a lonely life in remote Salt departmental quarters, which are usually a few furlongs or even kilometers from the nearest villages, except for about 3 years he spent in Kakinada as a student and 5 years at Madras during his early years of Government service. His poetic endeavour started somewhere in 1987 when he was working in the Madras and he wrote just a couple of poems (LONE OX and LONE TRAVELLER both poems reflecting the loneliness he experienced in his life). Those 2 poems are not available now. His further efforts did not continue till 2000 or so. But he took to poetry more seriously only in 2005 when he penned the poem GOLDEN LOTUS. His poetry took a new turn when Dr. Tulsi Hanmanthu, a modern-day doyen of English classical poetry, read his poem SENSES, and so impressed and advised him to try classical forms of English poetry. Many years of great efforts, at last, moulded him as one of the finest classical poets of the modern era. So far 8 poetry books of Sathya Narayana were published. From his 5th book, I CHANT, CHANT AND CHANT he adopted the pen name 'Mahathi'. Mahathi is the divine Veena of the divine sage Narada of Hindu epics. Sathyanarayana is a staunch devotee of Sage Narada. 

NO 16: Cijo Joseph Chennelil

Cijo Joseph Chennelil is a remarkable literary figure with spontaneity and genuineness. He was born on 28th October 1979 in Kuravilangad village situated in the Kottayam District of Kerala, India. From childhood onwards, he was drawn to literature. The nature around him captured his attention and he started his writing career in the formative stage of his life. After having completed his schooling, he took up English literature as his area of specialization at the college level. He excelled in his studies and brought about commanding results. In his post-graduation in English Literature, he got First Rank from the School of Letters, Mahatma Gandhi University College. After having finished his B.Ed., he entered the teaching profession and has had an illustrious career in it for the last fourteen years. He has been teaching at Kristu Jyoti College of Management and Technology situated in the Kottayam District of Kerala for the last four years. He has published around 20 articles in ISBN journals of national and international repute. Today he stands as an amazing critique of various poems emerging out of India and abroad. He is a motivational figure and an orator of the highest pedigree.

NO-17: DR. SIGMA SATHISH

A widely published poet in various national and international arenas, Dr. Sigma is currently an Asst Professor of English at vitmnss College, affiliated with Kerala university Trivandrum Dt. Besides being a poet and an article writer, she is also an editor, reviewer, and advisory board member in seven international Journals.  It could be noticed at first sight that her rich and thematically assorted poetry is characterized by ethical aspirations with an eloquent feminist, human, and features of intimacy. Dr. Sigma has got eleven years of teaching experience as a Professor in India and abroad. She authored four poetry books and recently her 'Feminine Blues' got translated into the Serbian language. 'World Institute of Peace' Nigeria awarded her 'World Best Poet of the year 2017'. Recently she received the 'Mirabhai Literary award' from the Organization of united working Journalist forum supported by the Public Relations Department, Puri, Govt. of Odisha on National Press day 2016. She is an international director of the 'World Union of Poets' and has participated in several prestigious National and International Poetry festivals.

 

NO-18: Nandita Samanta

Nandita is a science graduate and an ex-teacher, multilingual poet, short story writer, artist, and dancer. She was born in Burdwan, West Bengal, and is presently a resident of Kolkata, India. She spent her childhood in different states which enriched her literary journey. Her writings are published in various International and national anthologies, magazines, webzines, and journals. She writes on vivid themes that are based on her observations on life, love, ambition, nature, culture, folklore, mythology, etc. 

Profiling Contemporary Romanian Poets of 21st Century By M.A. Rathore

 Profiling Contemporary Romanian Poets of 21st Century

By M.A. Rathore

 

Literature opens the gate to the hearts of people living together. The world is home and literature is its reflection of heart and mind. While profiling some of the contemporary Romanian poets and novelists of the 21st century, I feel enthusiastic and have the sense of fulfilling my obligation to my dear fellow poets. The poetry they write is as deep as we come across in English poetry. Their works are remarkable and worth mentioning. Here are some of the poets and artists from Romania.  

 

No: 1

Trandafir Simpetru

Trandafir Simpetru is a prestigious literary figure both locally, in Romania as well internationally. He has been writing poetry since he was 14 years old and right now he has published over 28 books of poetry and novels, and numerous collaborated anthologies, locally and internationally. He holds prestigious awards internationally and in Romania, he holds the most important award called “The Union of Romanian Writers Prize”. He is a highly appreciated editor and publicist, being involved lately in promoting Romanian talents locally and globally. In terms of poetry writing, his literary pen can be described as being exquisitely nostalgic-erotic, making use of powerful suave sensuality, moving between temptation and ardent sensory desires. He describes nature in all its forms, as a beautiful painting. His poetic language contains a special colour and tinge, and his lyrical composition is balanced and harmonious, flowing as a beautiful serenade. He is a profound artist, whose name deserves to be among the global poetic stars.

 

No: 2

Cristina Cretu

 

Cristina Cretu is a young voice but well known among Romanian poets, graduated in Journalism and Media Communication, she is a prominent figure in various Romanian anthologies, as well international ones. How did she decide to start her literary activity? A life-challenging event in Cristina’s life took place, a threatening disease that made her ponder that life is such a gift, and it is so very important to share your soul with the world. Her poetry was “born” from pain and it is her ultimate lyrical scream to say to the whole world: “This is me!” Cristina also cannot hear properly, but she considers the power of poetry helps her to sharpen all her artistic senses, therefore allowing her delicate soul to express herself even with more ease. Her poetry is like a continuous look for the ineffable, though expressed in powerful nostalgic sometimes elegiac notes; her candid lyricism simply takes hold of your spirit. 

 

No: 3

Nina Tarchila

 

Nina Tarchila feels that writing poetry is indispensable. As her body breathes to stay alive, as well the breath of her soul happens through the word. “I laugh and cry through words and that is the only song that fits the whole momentum, the soul’s song. When my soul descends on earth I let it fly before my own words, in a world full of rainbows, to gather from there its heavenly syllables and sounds, to bring a new world, always anew, always narrated again and again, with different shade colours, as parallel mirrors inside an endless puzzle!”

 

No: 4

Diana Olteanu

 

Once upon a time!... The stories start like this, right?

... Look, dear man, on the left bank of Jiu river, towards the "gate" where the waters say "farewell", from the highlands continuing smoothly its sway below, towards„the beautiful green-eyed” beauty: the Oltenia Plain. Here, in the center, in the fortress of the Principe Michael, she appeared with the dawn, in 1962, the second day of Prier. She has been always writing wholeheartedly, what her soul has whispered she will write because she loves the words, she loves mankind, for each given syllable. If she had to choose, she could have chosen to be a bird… a lark! From there, from the sky, she would have sent with the winds the melodies of her heart, because indeed, poetry is the melody of the soul. And when the soul is candid, the song sounds divine. 

 

No: 5

 

Maria Niculescu

Poet, culture editor of Paradox Magazine, member of the cultural association Perpessicius-Crihana – Bucharest, awarded for two of her poetry books, multi-awarded in various magazines, published in various anthologies. Maria considers herself a Cosette (the heroin of Les Miserables by Victor Hugo), as her life was not an easy one. Shy by nature, Maria comforts herself through writing for delicate souls. Her writings “breathe” an existential sadness, however, the melody of her verses always brings hope, as she has respect for life itself. The poet’s naturalness can be felt easily in her poems, she simply writes to share her beautiful thoughts, an authentic scribe of beauty in all its forms.

 

No: 6 

Ultima Ediţie

 

Stones Sun

 

Morning undress roses

I dress embroidered with red thorns in them

Sleep on rainbow eyelash-crying comets

You laugh at the narrow lane of childhood 

Homing pigeon 

You caress me with sky sun tattooed chest

Limped few words

Painted blue on the road too slowly

I smell strawberries dress feet of river stones

You’re afraid of a magical love- a death

Fragile dreams I wearing clothes you wear two nights

My very dearest best by far

Lava digs words between November 7 lots

Rang bells hanging gardens

Between the stars loves morning dew pearl

Loves gossamer

Eyes lit senses a magical sky art

Empty words too sweet too bitter 

Rainbow over the sea cast.

 

No: 7

Jane Crisan 

JANE CRISAN is of Romanian nationality and an American citizen from Seattle, WA, USA.

A CRY FOR HELP

Oh, Mother Earth, 

 How ungratefully we betrayed you, 

 Growing up

 under the same Sun and Moon, 

 all children of yours!

 The air we breathe is contaminated

 by our war games.

 The flowers are crying. 

 The birds of steel are killing.

 There is no place on Earth, now,

 to feel safe.

 We're already looking 

 for another planet to move

 our bad habits 

 and to destroy it...

 Anyone, out there, can heal us?

 Anyone, out there, can stop us?

 We drown in rivers of tears

 and wash our hands with blood,

 but still pray for our souls...

 Do we still have souls to pray for?

 Save us from us!

No-9

Daniel Dac

Daniel Dac (his real name was Daniel Irimescu) is a "young" poet in the Romanian market; however, his literary achievements proved to be among highly remarkable poets in Romania. He was awarded nationally for his literary activities, and published in various anthologies in Romania as well he launched his first book in summer of 2016 called "Deciphering the Secrets"

 

NO-10

     

 

Agony

The frozen wind

Pushed a handful of stars

To the estuary of nowhere

Because of so many expectations…

 

The Moon coils herself

Inside the dragged curtain,

Sewn with the thread

Of the oblivion...

 

Since tonight little remained

For heaven to narrate,

A horizon of fallen words,

A promise seduced by shadows,

Remnants of dreams on sandpaper

 

The tree emerges with its pearls

Piercing the mist,

And blades of light

Are reflected by its leaves.