re: Feminists' Poems - 1 ( Jayaprabha )
Veluri, Rao (rveluri@SMTPGATE.ANL.GOV)
Fri, 29 Mar 96 20:24:36 CST
From time to time, I would post feminists' poetry and some
dalit poetry, that I liked. I hope you won't dislike them!
[Here is a poem by the foremost feminist poet Jayaprabha,
that might be disturbing to arch traditionalists. If you suspect
you are one, please do not read further. But, I would like you
to read, even if you strongly disagree with the sentiments
expressed in the poem! This is a poem, only a woman could write,
and write with such piercing power! Because, as a woman, she
feels it through her heart!!]
andukEgaa vaLLu Rushulu
okkokka poraa
olicEstunnappuDu
khaccitaMgaa draupadi manasulO EM jarigiMdO
BaarataM ceppadu
E keecakuDO juttu patti eeDcinappuDu
kaNakaNa mandina aame niluvettu SareeraM
aidugurini peLLaDi
eMta mOsapOyindO
vyaasuDiki sariggaa aMtu pattadu
EM raastE EM munugutuMdO
paativratyaM ekkaDa cedurutuMdO
kathani dharmaraaju vEpu naDipiMceste sari!
mahaa-raajakeeya-vetta mahaa-Bhaarata-karta
vyaasula vaariki malupu tippadaM kasTamaa?
aMdukEgaa vaLLaMtaa Rshulu
vaaLLaki peLLaluMdaru
vaaLLaki kootuLLuMdaru
kunDalloMci puDataaru kadaa!
vaaLLaki talluloo uMDaru.
From Jayaprabha's collection, 'ikkaDa kurisina varshaM
ekkaDi mEghaanidi?'(1991).
Her other poetry collections include: 'SooryuDu kooDaa
udayistaaDu'(1980), 'yudhdhOnmukhaMgaa' (1986),
'vaamanuDi mooDO paadaM' (1988)
She has also written a critical essay ' BhaavakavitvaM lO stree'
(1988), and 'nAlugO gODa' (1993) a dissertation on the
development of stage in Andhra.
Best Regards.
-- Venkateswara Rao Veluri