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Gopikrishnan Kottoor

ゴピクリシュナン・コットール

Gopikrishnan Kottoor

Aliases: Raghav G. Nair / Gopi Kottoor
Pen Names: Gopikrishnan KottoorPen name used in literary activities

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1956 (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
Nationality
India
Languages
English, Malayalam
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India → Texas, USA → Augsburg, Germany

Career

Occupations
poet, playwright, novelist, editor
Active Years
1973-2024
Affiliations
Indian Writers Association
Memberships
Indian Writers Association Advisory Board

Education

Loyola English School
English
Period: 幼少期
Country: India
Arya Central School
Period: 学校時代
Country: India
Institute of English, Trivandrum
English
Degree: 学士、修士
Period: 大学時代
Country: India
Texas State University
Poetry
Degree: MFA
Period: 2000年頃
Year of Graduation: 2000
Country: United States
MFA (Poetry) program

Awards

All India Special Poetry Prize
1997
Work: These are the things we could talk about
Organization: British Council-Poetry Society, India
Result: 受賞
All India Poetry Prize (Second Prize)
1997
Work: Digging
Organization: British Council-Poetry Society, India
Result: 第2位
All India Poetry Competition (First Prize)
2017
Organization: Poetry Society India
Result: 第1位
Wingword International Poetry Award
2021
Organization: Wingword
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Father, Wake Us In Passing

2000 Poetry

A touching poem sequence on his father in coma and dying. It received rave reviews and won a residency at University of Augsburg.

familydeathlosswake
Translations
  • Vater, Wecke Uns Im Vorübergehen (German)

Vrindavan – The Coloured Yolk of Love

Poetry

Poetry collection on love.

loveVrindavan

A Bridge Over Karma

Novel

His first novel, translated into Malayalam and serialized in Kala Kaumudi.

karma
Translations
  • Karmathinu Mele Oru Palam (Malayalam)

Bibliography

  • Piccolo
  • Milestones to the Sun
  • Sunbirds in the Rain
  • Nirvana and Other poems
  • Rev: Father Benedict Goes To Heaven and Other poems
  • Father, Wake Us In Passing
  • Mother Sonata
  • A Buchenwald Diary
  • Victoria Terminus, Poems Selected and New
  • Vrindavan – The Coloured Yolk of Love
  • Tell Me Neruda

Translations by Author

  • Jnanappana (Poonthanam) as Fountain of God
  • Rati Rahasya (Kukoka) as Love's Ecstasies

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical poetry rich in emotionpersonal experience-drivenvivid imagery
Recurring Motifs
family lossdeathlovehistorical and religious themes

Legacy

Renowned Indian English poet who has won numerous poetry prizes. Founder editor of Poetry Chain quarterly. Also playwright and novelist.

Trivia

  • Wikipedia article tagged as potential autobiography or edited by subject.
  • Indian English poet from Kerala.