Introducing konDaepooDi nirmala
Nyayapathi Srinivasa Rao (vasu@india.hp.com)
Thu, 26 Dec 96 14:06:14 IST
Hello Friedns,
Did you read Louis McNeice's poem 'Prayer Before Birth'
(or srisri's translation of it, 'puTTani paapa praarthana') ?
The poems of a modern telugu poetess, konDaepooDi nirmala,
are like that. They are like a #puTTina paapa vaedana#, in similar terms!
Nirmala has been writing poems since mid 80s.
Her poetry is recognized, translated into Hindi & English
and critically acclaimed.
(As an aside, She also got the Free Verse Front award; remember kundurti?)
Her first published collection of poems, Sandigdha Sandhya, instantly
fetched her recognition and respect of all poetry lovers. That was later
followed by two more collections of poems, "naDicae gaayaalu' and
'baadhaa Sapta nadi'.
I am not sure (Just My Silly Opinions) whether you can call her a
feminist poet. She says 'kanneeTi cukka streedaa purushuDidaa anna
praSnae laedu'.
But she is a feminist poet in the empirical sense that her poems
mostly address issues feminine, express feelings feminine, empathize
with mothers, daughters, wives, extra artistes in films, circus girls ...
Known for their gentleness of expression and freshness of images made
of simple words and of what are apparently mundane experiences, her poems
make you feel and think. You feel she is one member of your family.
You wonder as to why you did not notice the things she did!
She also chose, in a couple of occasions, images and imagery built around
what a man doesn't have! Like in the poem following!!
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hrudayaaniki bahuvacanam by konDaepooDi nirmala
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maree anta haThaattugaa kaadu kaanee
caapa kindi neeroo pannenDaeLLa vayasoo ceppakunDaanae vastaayi.
Sareeram poDugekki nunupekki
gaaju kuppelaa paaradarSakamaina coeTa
kaendreekarincina digullaa
kalugu loe ciTTeluka laanTi gubullaa
talavanci coopuni aaraesina coeTa
aaScaryaardhakam laa puTTi
komma civara poola toDima laa saagina meda_kinda
ariTaaku laanTi ceelika ku aToo iToo
ghanamoo dravamoo kaani manasuki
accamaina bahuvacanam.
Oh!
manasunippuDu aracaettoe paTTu koevaccu.
renDu ciTTi parvataallaa edigi
vennelnu praSnistunna coopuDu vaelikunna
goerinTa misamisallaa
maaTlaaDani malle_moeggalayi
naDicinappuDu sannagaa kampistoo
snanamloe snaanistoo
nidra loe nidristoo
melakuva loe #Meloncoly# poostoo
eTuvanTi kaLLakayinaa ivi mettalu parustaayi
raagadwaeshaallaeni viraagulaku mallae.
saundarya jvaram toe taDisi
tapana toe voNiki-
namaskarincae caetulni joeDincaneekunDaa
kanikaTTu caesinaTTu
karigina Silalai ghaneebhavincina alalai
tamaki taamae vaSam kaaka
renDu adbhuta prapancaalavutaayi
ishTam laeni kshaNam ooha maatraanikae moham ciTlincukuni
yuddha khaideelugaa paTTubaDinaTTu paaripoeyi
atmahatyincukuni kanipistaayi.
ammatanam koesam talakindulugaa
tapassu caesinappuDu
maatru garvam toe baruvekki
poola maalaalankrutullaa koncem talavaalci
praemanTae nalupaa telupaa anToo cikku praSnalaestaayi.
naTTanaDi vayasu loe vaesavi loe
marugujju tanam neeDayi paakutunTae
'naekaem teleedu nuvvoorukoe--'
anTunna svajanam maaTaki gatukku mani
gatukku mannaTTu kanipincakunDaa vunDaenduku
aedoe vaadana pencukunToo
kongutoe kaLLaddaalu tuDicinta cappuna
aedi baadhaa enduku laasyam - ceppalaeka
#patch work# ayi naDucukunToo
#Exgratia#lugaa caercukunna
kancipaTTu ceerala sankhyaa candrahaarapu varasala ankae
avtala peTTi coosukunTae
jaakeTTu accontinanta maeraa
cikkabaDani ceekaTi oka geetagaa
vennuni cuTTukunToo vacci gunDe meeda aDugulaestunTae
dorikipoeyina bikkatanam laa yimiDipoeyi --
aarupadula vayasu loe
kaalaaniki cikki roegaaniki cikki caedekkina vaastavaalaku cikki
idae manasuni joelegaa
paegulu ceelci meLLoe vaesukunnaTTu
palcaTi naraalu saagi kanipistaayi
rasavajjhari ki teravaestoo
raajeeki, jeevaraahityaaniki taamboolamistunnaTTu
paracina aakula meeda vakkala poelika toe
ceppalaenanta vaedanagaa ---
dayagaa oerimigaa -----
---------------More Later---------------------------
Regards & Thanks
Vasu.