Kureepuzha Sreekumar (born 10 April 1955 in Kureepuzha, Kollam,

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poet with

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inclinations. His books of poetry include ''Habibinte Dinakkurippukal'', his first, published in 1984, ''Sreekumarinte Dukkangal'', ''Rahulan Urangunnilla'', ''Amma Malayalam'', Keezhaalan and ''Suicide Point''. He is an atheist.

Career as Writer

He won the Best Poet Award in 1975 from

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, the 1987 Vyloppilli Award for Malayalam poetry, and the

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Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award for 2003 for the best work in children's literature for his work ''Penangunni''. He refused to accept the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award as it was named after a Hindu God. In 2011 he won the

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1958, by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy), to Malayalam writers for their outstanding books of literary merit. The awards are given in various categories.

(Poetry) for his work ''Keezhalan''. Nastik nation, an atheist and free-thought organisation, has created a meme from one of his poems which has the title, "What's A Bad Habit" File:Poet_Kureepuzha_Sreekumar.jpg, Poem by Kureepuzha Sreekumar

Literary Works

* Amma Malayalam (അമ്മ മലയാളം) * Uppa (ഉപ്പ) * Pengalsthan * Habibinte Dinakkurippukal * Sreekumarinte Dukkangal * Rahulan Urangunnilla * Chaarvakan (ചാർവാകൻ) * Suicide Point * Keezhalan (കീഴാളൻ) * ഇഷ്ടമുടിക്കായൽ * ജെസി * നടിയുടെ രാത്രി * രാഹുലൻ ഉറങ്ങുന്നില്ല

References

1955 births Living people Writers from Kollam Poets from Kerala Malayalam-language writers Malayalam poets Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Indian male poets 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian male writers Recipients of the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award {{Kerala-stub