Poets Corner Group Explained

Poets Corner Group
Founders:Yaseen Anwer and Dolly Singh
Type:Literary Group
Founded Date:June 2011
Location:New Delhi, India
Area Served:India

Poets Corner Group is a poetry group in India.[1] [2] [3] The group's main purpose is to make it easier for new and aspiring poets to be published. Since its advent, Poets Corner has published over 340 poets in 21 anthologies in both English and Hindi language.[4]

The Poets Corner Group also hosts online competitions, poetry reading events, panel discussion, book launches, workshops, and other activities.[2] [5]

History

Poets Corner was co-founded by Yaseen Anwer and Dolly Singh.[6] [7]

Delhi Poetry Festival

Delhi Poetry Festival
Location:New Delhi, India
Years Active:2013 – present
Genre:Poetry Festival
Website:http://delhipoetryfestival.org

Delhi Poetry Festival is an annual poetry event organized by Poets Corner in Delhi, first held on 19 January 2013.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

2013 Edition

The 2013 festival participants included:[10]

2014 Edition

The 2014 festival participants included:[9]

Published work

The Poets Corner Group has published several poetry anthologies featuring young poets along with established poets including A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Gulzar, Ruskin Bond, Nida Fazli, Vikram Seth, Irshad Kamil, Shashi Tharoor, Ravish Kumar, Deepti Naval, Shekhar Kapur, and Rahat Indori.[13] [14] [15]

Books & anthologies

Inklinks[16]

Gestures: Miscalculated Poetries by Misunderstood Poets[17]

Aks: Tere Mere Khalayon Ka[18]

Bikhri Os Ki Boondain[19]

Love simply and other poem[18] (By Payal Pasha)

Inks (By Neha R. Krishna)[20]

Khalaayen (By Aseem Ahmed Abbasee)[21]

Think Poetry, Think Haiku (By Ashok Sawhny)[22]

Lamhey[23] Oncemortal (By Nikhil Sharma)[24]

Silent Flute (By Aparna Pathak)[25]

Ehsaas (By Dr. Tina Gulzar)[26]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Solitude and Serenity. Millennium Post. 27 May 2014.
  2. News: Emerging from the corner . 5 February 2014 . The Hindu. 21 January 2013.
  3. News: Rhyme and reason. Yahoo! News. 17 January 2013.
  4. News: Rendezvous with Yaseen Anwar: Why you need to catch up with poetry? . mytheatrecafe. 21 August 2013 .
  5. News: शौकिया कविता करने वालों को दिल्ली के पहले कविता महोत्सव में मिला मौका . Business Standard. 21 January 2013.
  6. News: Board for Student Publications, IIT Delhi. https://web.archive.org/web/20150427005624/http://bsp.iitd.ac.in/index.php/interviews/134-yaseen-anwer-published. 27 April 2015. IIT Delhi. 15 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Pune International Literary Festival 2015. 15 June 2016. Pune International Literary Festival . Dolly Singh is the co-founder and deputy managing editor of Poets Corner Group and founding member of Delhi Poetry Festival. Dolly is also the founder and managing editor of NewLeaf Poets Club, the junior wing of Poets Corner that works towards grooming young poets from 8 to 15 years..
  8. http://delhipoetryfestival.org/index.html Delhi Poetry Festival
  9. News: दिल्ली पोइट्री फेस्टिवल-2 ने कविताओं की विरासत को ताजा किया . 23 January 2014. Dainik Bhaskar. hi.
  10. News: First poetry festival in Delhi offers platform for amateurs. https://archive.today/20130629121648/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/first-poetry-festival-in-delhi-offers-platform-for-amateurs/1167313.html. dead. 29 June 2013. 21 January 2013. IBN LIve.
  11. Web site: Emerging from the corner. The Hindu. 2013-01-19 . 2013-01-19.
  12. News: शौकिया कविता करने वालों को दिल्ली के पहले कविता महोत्सव में मिला मौका . 21 January 2013. Business Standard. hi.
  13. Web site: Inklinks . Cyberwit.net. 2012-12-26 . 2012-12-26.
  14. News: Poetry festival in Delhi offers platform for amateurs . 5 February 2014 . Daily Excelsior.
  15. News: Poet's Corner. Indian Express. 26 November 2013.
  16. Book: Inklinks. 2013. Cyberwit.net. 978-8-18253-371-4. Co.
  17. Book: Gestures. 2011. abebooks. 978-8-18253-251-9. Co.
  18. Book: Neha R. Krishna. Inks. 2013. Cyberwit.net. 978-8-18253-373-8. Co.
  19. http://fiskar.arredemo.org/16/bikhri-os-ki-boondein Bikhri os ki boondein
  20. Book: Payal Pasha. Love Simply. 2013. Cyberwit.net. 978-8-18253-367-7. Co.
  21. Book: Aseem Ahmed Abbasee. Khalain. Book Adda. 978-8-19286-195-1. Co.
  22. Book: Ashok Sawhny. Ashok Sawhny. Kiran Bajaj. Think Poetry, Think Haikus. 2012. Upfront Publishing Limited. 978-1-78035-466-8.
  23. Book: Lamhe (लम्हे) by poets corner. Uread. 978-8-19286-196-8. Co.
  24. Book: Nikhil Sharma. Nikhil Sharma. Oncemortal . 978-8-19286-194-4. Co.
  25. Book: Aparna Pathak . Silent Flute . 978-8-19286-193-7. Co.
  26. Book: Tina Gulzar. Ehsaas . 978-9-38402-812-1. Co.