Mariam Khutsurauli
Mariam Khutsurauli is a Georgian poet, writer and jurist.
Biography
Mariam Khutsurauli was born in Telavi, Georgia.She graduated from the law department of Tbilisi State University in 1982. She worked as a lawyer for various state organizations in Georgia.
Khutsurauli's verses were published in the Georgian literary magazine Literaturuli Palitra in 2011. She is the author of seven poetic and short story collections, edited by Miho Mosulishvili. Her poems have been translated into the English language by Manana Matiashvili.
As a poet, Khutsurauli writes remarkable verses in a dialect of Pshavi, which is a small historic region of northern Georgia. In her poems, it is possible to discover the original poetic world.
Songs by Teona Kumsiashvili "Rosa canina" and "On motive of Pshavi" based on Mariam Khutsurauli's verses became hits on social networks.
In 2011 Mariam Khutsurauri was the founder of Women's Literature Competition 'Khvaramzeoba'.
Literary works
Books
Sanata's book, Poems, 2009, The book of Sanata, Poems, 2012, Sanata's House, Poems, 2012, Sanata's Chest, Short stories, 2012, The flower smiles in color of fire, Poems, 2016, To mow near the sky, Short stories, 2016, Through beams of diamonds, Audio-poems, 2016Salt To Taste, Short stories, 2020,Children's books
A Girl Named Kesane Came with Her Spring, Short stories, 2020,Awards
- Literary Award "Saba" in the nomination "The Best Criticism, Essayistic and Documentary Prose of the Year" for the book "Salt To Taste"