29
Dec

Madakkayathra

Destination

Written somewhere in the mid-50’s, this poem was republished in the house magazine of Trivandrum Club called “Second Home” on 10 July 1999, almost 4 decades later !  

24
Jan

Janikkunnu, Marikkunnu.

Living-and-Dying

Presumably written for a theatre production, the manuscript for this lament that borders on being a dirge, also shows a request to a certain “Annan, to supply the music for the lyrics.”   How we wish we had an audio recording of the final composition.  

01
Apr

Autopsy

Poetry-on-Heartbreak

Published in the Sindooram Weekly dated 1 April 1968, this abstract, angsty collection of lines speak and take the reader on a journey, sifting through the debris of a break-up. As the young poet discloses in the preface to this abstract piece, “On the surface, it is about the break-up of two lovers, and the […]