Dear Rati, It was a wonderful experience for Ko Un to read his poems at your poetry festival. Thank you very much for inviting Ko Un to be part of your lovely poetry events. I have asked Orient Black Swan, the publishing house that has just published Conversations with Ko Un, to send you a […]
As I explained earlier, our basic idea was to go to people, to different languages and to the young poetic minds. As there was no poetry festival in India until 2005, we decided to go to different language groups. So After the first international poetry festival in Kerala in 2007, we went to […]
One kritya’s story is very interesting, I was working for the fellowship on the subject- the Seeds of mind, a fresh approach to Atharvedic study, Dr Panikker was discussing the topic in between as usual. when I told him that most of the hymns of Atharvaveda , which were earlier considered as black magic, […]
we started journey of kritya with the motto- Ekala chalo re, let us go alone, so many joined us, and so many left us . They may have their own interest, but kritya had only one aim, that is poetry… Some times kritya got a fistful financial support, and some time, its bag was almost […]
First of all let me introduce my self. I am Kritya. Kritya – the intense word power. Kritya – which always moves along with the ultimate truth. Kritya – which exists completely in accord with rightness. I reside in the hearts of people who raise their voice in protest against all lies, all wrong doings […]
Reasons to be Cheerful ©Bas Kwakman You can’t eat poetry. Rain goes right through it, and it doesn’t burn for long enough to really keep you warm. Poetry doesn’t provide a roof above your head, doesn’t give you a bed, bath or bread; it doesn’t save you from traffic jams, and you can’t smear it […]
KRITYA International Poetry Festival 2017 is the 11th such festival organized by KRITYA Literary Trust. In 2017 we are collaborating with RAZA Foundation, New Delhi and Bharat Bhavan, Trivandrum. The theme for 11th KRITYA Poetry Festival will be “Poetry against racism and xenophobia”. This is a highly relevant theme in today’s world, as hatred and […]
Singing with the Waves … Sun takes moon along my veins, sun is ready to say goodbye, moon knocks on the door. My heart lurches across the distance towards you. Passion of sea is coming through my nose, but no we don’t need snow to have a white Christmas. Stuck between sun and moon, […]
