Poets Corner Group facts for kids
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| Founded | June 2011 |
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| Founders | Yaseen Anwer and Dolly Singh |
| Type | Literary Group |
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Poets Corner Group is a special group in India that helps poets. Their main goal is to make it easier for new writers to share their poems with the world. They have already helped over 340 poets publish their work in 21 different poetry collections, called anthologies. These books are in both English and Hindi language.
Poets Corner also organizes fun activities. They have online contests, poetry readings, talks, book launches, and workshops. It's a great way for young poets to learn and share!
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How Poets Corner Started
Poets Corner was created by two people, Yaseen Anwer and Dolly Singh. They started the group together to support poets.
The Delhi Poetry Festival
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| Genre | Poetry Festival |
| Location(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Years active | 2013 – present |
| Website | http://delhipoetryfestival.org |
The Delhi Poetry Festival is a big poetry event that happens every year in Delhi. Poets Corner organizes it. The very first festival was held on January 19, 2013.
Festival in 2013
Many famous poets and writers took part in the 2013 festival. Some of them were:
- Irshad Kamil
- Abhishek Manu Singhvi
- Ashok Sawhny
Festival in 2014
The 2014 festival also featured well-known poets. These included:
- Sandeep Nath
- Janice Woods Windle
Published Poetry Books
The Poets Corner Group has published many poetry books. These books feature poems by young, new poets alongside very famous ones. Some of the well-known poets who have appeared in their books include:
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Gulzar
- Ruskin Bond
- Nida Fazli
- Vikram Seth
- Irshad Kamil
- Shashi Tharoor
- Ravish Kumar
- Deepti Naval
- Shekhar Kapur
- Rahat Indori
List of Books and Collections
Here are some of the poetry books and collections published by Poets Corner:
- Inklinks
- Gestures: Miscalculated Poetries by Misunderstood Poets
- Aks: Tere Mere Khalayon Ka
- Bikhri Os Ki Boondain
- Love simply and other poem (by Payal Pasha)
- Inks (by Neha R. Krishna)
- Khalaayen (by Aseem Ahmed Abbasee)
- Think Poetry, Think Haiku (by Ashok Sawhny)
- Lamhey
- Oncemortal (by Nikhil Sharma)
- Silent Flute (by Aparna Pathak)
- Ehsaas (by Dr. Tina Gulzar)
Related Topics
- Delhi Poetry Festival
- Manipuri Sahitya Parishad
- Sahitya Akademi
