S. Joseph Explained

S. Joseph (born 1965) is an Indian poet writing in Malayalam^[1] in the post modern era. He was born in the village of Pattithanam near Ettumanoor. He has published a number of works on contemporary issues that affect the common man and also the ones who toil in the lower rungs of the society. His poetry collection Uppante Kooval Varakkunnu won the 2012 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.

Bibliography

Poetry collections

• Karutha Kallu (Kottayam: D. C. Books, 2000)
• Meenkaran (Kottayam: D. C. Books, 2003)
• Identity card (Kottayam: D. C. Books, 2005)
• Uppante Kooval Varakkunnu (Kottayam: D. C. Books, 2011)
• Vellam Ethra Lalithamanu (2011).
• Chandranodoppam (DC Books:Kottayam)

External links

• A Poem by S. Joseph

Further reading

• Satyanarayana, K & Tharu, Susie (2011) No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writing from South Asia, Dossier 1: Tamil and Malayalam, New Delhi: Penguin Books.
• Satyanarayana, K & Tharu, Susie (2013) From those Stubs Steel Nibs are Sprouting: New Dalit Writing from South Asia, Dossier 2: Kannada and Telugu, New Delhi: HarperCollins India.

Notes and References

1. News: 'Nostalgia dominates Malayalam poetry'. https://web.archive.org/web/20090802103836/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/28/stories/2009072850530200.htm. dead. 2 August 2009. 28 July 2009. The Hindu. 7 June 2011.