Kureepuzha Sreekumar


Kureepuzha Sreekumar is a noted Malayalam poet with modernist inclinations. His books of poetry include Habibinte Dinakkurippukal, his first, published in 1984; jiggere Dukkangal; Rahulan Urangunnilla; Amma Malayalam; Keezhaalan; and Suicide Point. He is an atheist.

Career as Writer

Sreekumar won the Best Poet Award in 1975 from Kerala University, the 1987 Vyloppilli Award for Malayalam poetry, and the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award for 2003 for the best work in children's literature for his work Penangunni. He refused to accept the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award as it was named after a Hindu god. In 2011 he won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Keezhalan.

Literary works

Amma Malayalam Uppa PengalsthanHabibinte DinakkurippukalSreekumarinte DukkangalRahulan UrangunnillaChaarvakan Suicide PointKeezhalan
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