Re: aaSaa raaju
uday bhaskar (srijna@hotmail.com)
Mon, 23 Jun 1997 00:47:19 PDT
nyAyapati vAsu gAru wrote:
>His versification is very close to that of Siva Reddy and
>often appears to be directly imitative.
>
>I'm not saying his poems are not good.
>Just a bit of influence.
>
>What say you?
>
You may be right, vAsu gAru, a whole generation of Telugu poets have
grown up spending evenings in Lakdi-ka-pul with Siva Reddy. So, it is
more than likely that in matters of style and imagery, they may sound
alike.
However, ASA rAju does have (IMHO) a touch of freshness, an ability to
say a lot in a few words, which Siva Reddy (again, IMHO) definitely
lacks.
I look forward to your posting a few other poems from the "Lakdi-ka-pul"
school of poetry.
Regards,
Uday
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