Sukirtharani
Appearance
Sukirtharani is an Indian
feminist[1][2][3] poet who is widely acclaimed for her contribution to contemporary Dalit and Tamil literature.[4]
Sukirtharani is also a Tamil teacher at the Government Girls High School in
eco-feminist approach to them.[5] She has featured alongside the poets Kutti Revathi, Malathi Maithri and Salma in Lakshmi Holmström's translated compilation Wild Girls Wicked Words.[6] Holmström in her anthology describes Sukirtharani as one who seeks "an infant language with all the rough and physical reality of new birth, sticky with blood".[7]
Awards
She has received a number of awards such as the Thevamagal Kavithoovi Award, the Pengal Munnani Achiever Award and the Puthumaipitthan Memorial Award.[1][4]
Selected works
Collections
- Kaipattri Yen Kanavu Kel
- Iravu Mirugam
- Kaamatthipoo
- Theendapadaatha Muttham
- Avalai Mozhipeyarthal
- Ippadikku Yeval
References
- ^ Goethe Institut. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Gumpenapalli, Sanjeev (10 January 2018). "5 Dalit Women Poets Who Remind Us That Caste And Patriarchy Are Not Exclusive". Feminism In India. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Kartikeyan, Divya (16 July 2017). "Interview: A Dalit Poet's Explorations Into Discrimination and the Female Body". The Wire. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Sriram, Abhirami Girija (30 August 2019). "Mapping herstories". Frontline. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- Livemint. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ Chabria, Priya Sarukkai (16 May 2019). "Fafnir's heart: A legend from Norse mythology inspires an anthology of poetry from across the world". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 November 2020.