Kureepuzha Sreekumar

Kureepuzha Sreekumar (കുരീപ്പുഴ ശ്രീകുമാർ)
BornKureepuzha Sreekumar
(1955-04-10) 10 April 1955 (age 69)
Kureepuzha, Kollam, Kerala
OccupationPoet
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
PeriodThe post modern era
Notable awardsBest Poet Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry

Kureepuzha Sreekumar (born 10 April 1955 in Kureepuzha, Kollam, Kerala[1]) is a noted Malayalam poet with modernist inclinations. His books of poetry include Habibinte Dinakkurippukal, his first, published in 1984, Sreekumarinte Dukkangal, Rahulan Urangunnilla, Amma Malayalam, Keezhaalan and Suicide Point.[2] He is an atheist.

  1. ^ Dutt, Kartik Chandra; Sahitya Akademi (2001). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. India: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Kureepuzha has enriched poetry: Chullikkad". The Hindu. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.