Kalpna Singh-Chitnis

Bare Soul

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Produktbeschreibung

" ""Ever since ""Leaves of Grass"" first appeared in 1855, we find Walt Whitman simultaneously falsely imitated and truly manifesting in America. Who would have thought that his latest local incarnation would be in the body and the soul of an exceptional woman born in Gaya, Bihar, India, where the Buddha experienced Enlightenment? Yet here he is..."" ~ Jack Foley. ""Kalpna Singh-Chitnis' poetry is ladened with original thoughts, spontaneity of expression and sublimity. Her poetic myth and philosophy are self-created and universal to the core. ~ Naseer Ahmed Nasir. ""Kalpna's poetry is a saga of struggle - between two parts of the dual principle of male-female creation as one. It is the first ever attempt in English to understand, debate and resolve this issue in poetry."" ~ Satyapal Anand. ""Only a poet of Kalpna's caliber could make words sing and dance or weep and mourn all at the same time."" ~ John Harricharan. ""These are the verses not only of a major poet, but of a true humanitarian in an era when core human values no longer seem common. Above all, this is a book of love."" ~ Jennifer Reeser. ""Kalpna's poetry transcends the boundaries of literary analysis, soaring above the need to categorize or dissect, or label with names, as much of English literature is approached."" ~ Amata Natasha Goldie."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Partridge India
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 147g
• ISBN-13: 9781482850550
• ISBN-10: 1482850559
• Artikelnr.: 53113911

Autorenporträt

Kalpna Singh-Chitnis is an Indian-American poet, writer, filmmaker, and author of six poetry collections. Her works have appeared in notable journals such as World Literature Today, Columbia Journal, Tupelo Quarterly, Cold Mountain Review, Indian Literature, Vsesvit, Silk Routes (IWP) at The University of Iowa, and Stanford University's Life in Quarantine. Kalpna Singh-Chitnis has been referenced in renowned publications such as the New York Times and Huffington Post, and featured in The Telegraph, OC Register, Los Angeles Times, Daily Pilot, and others. She has made appearances on major broadcasting platforms like ABC Channel 7, Voice of America, Fox News, India's National TV Network, Doordarshan, KPFK Radio, and various additional television and radio networks. Her poetry has been translated into twenty languages and has been included in college and university curricula in India and in the UK.Her bilingual poetry collection Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava, translated into Ukrainian by Volodymyr Tymchuk, a poet and Lieutenant Colonel of The Armed Forces of Ukraine, was honored as a finalist in the 2023 "International Book Awards" presented by American Book Fest. Additionally, Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poetry on War Resistance, Hope, and Peace, an anthology curated and edited by her was named a finalist in the 2023 "National Indie Excellence Awards."Kalpna's poetry has received praise from eminent writers, such as Nobel Prize in Literature nominee Dr. Wazir Agha, Vaptsarov Award and Ordre des Arts et des Lettres recipient Amrita Pritam, and poet and Academy Award-winning lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar. She has read at the International Literature Festival Berlin (ilb), Sahitya Akademi, India's highest academy of letters, AWP Conferences, Poets & Writers, and other venues internationally.As a filmmaker, she is known for her feature film Goodbye My Friend, short film Girl With An Accent and her environmental film The Tree, based on her work of poetry. Her films have garnered multiple awards at international film festivals, including the "Silver Award" for her short film Girl With An Accent and the "Best Experimental Short Film Award" at the North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival.She has been nominated for a pushcart prize, and her awards and honors include the 2017 "Naji Naaman Literary Prize for Creativity," the "Bihar Rajbhasha Parishad Award," given by the government of Bihar, India, "Bihar Shri," and the "Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award." Poems from her award-winning book Bare Soul and her poetry film River of Songs, included in the Nova Collection and the Polaris Collection archived in the Lunar Codex time capsule, landed on the moon with Odysseus, in a joint mission of NASA, SpaceX, and Intuitive Machines in 2024. A former lecturer of Political Science and Editor-in-Chief of Life and Legends, she works as an independent filmmaker in Hollywood and serves as an Advocacy Member at the United Nations Association of the USA.Website: www.kalpnasinghchitnis.com