If You Want to be a Poet ...

About the Book

What is poetry to me? For me poetry is an art of self expression through which a poet seeks bring into his experience an aesthetic encounter that enriches his life and spirit. Poetry can take birth from excitement, exhilaration, inspiration, observation, a sense of discovery and overwhelming sense of melancholy, anger or indignation. Though a poet endeavors to bring these experiences into the conscience of the reader and without the unseen presence of the reader he cannot articulate his inner most feelings when he is actually putting his poetry on paper he is and has to be alone with himself. At such moments of solitude poetry springs to life sublimating the poet’s being. To shape and mold this inner sense of being and belonging is the primary task of a poet.

About the Author

Syamala Kallury taught English literature for over 30 years in several academic institutions including IIT Delhi, Delhi University and autonomous colleges in Andhra Pradesh. She has published various academic articles on Indian English Poetry and Fiction. Her non-academic publications include an anthology of poems titled Swagathalu in Telugu, Twentieth Century Telugu Poetry, Telugu Short Stories: Women’s Writing; An Inner Voyage (1930-2000). She now lives in Visakhapatnam with her cocker spaniel, Subbu.