He has published a novel Pulariyile Moonnu Thengukal (Three Coconut trees in the Morning) too. India Today Malayalam selected it as the one among the best ten books of 2005.

Malayala Manorama’s Editors’ Choice selected it as the one among the best five books 2003.His third book was Identity Card published by D.C.

Meenkaran (Fish Monger) was his second book (2003) which received notable attention among Malayalam readers. D.C Books published his first collection of poems Karutha Kallu (Black Stone) in 2000,which won the Kerala Sahitya Akadami Kanakasree award. 1965, at Pattithanam, a little village in Kottayam District, Central Kerala, is a Malayalam poet who started writing poetry at the age of 16. (Translation of Ee Varikkalkkidayil,, Identity Card, DC Books) I will cease to be in the midst of writing, (Translation of Vellam,, Identity Card, DC Books) (Translation of Jail, Identity Card, DC Books) Every notable poet manages to continually reinvent his poetic landscape and the poets featured in this series are no exception.) Also, the scope of this translation series is limited to a sample size and do not encompass the entire spectrum of contemporary Malayalam poetry. I believe it is only apt to clarify in this note that new poetic sensibility is in no way co-related to the age of a poet, but is a product of her/his poetic outlook and awareness. My project ‘Malayalam Poetry in Translation’ is an attempt to showcase the work of some of the finest poets writing in Malayalam. In fact, as a translator, I believe it becomes the need of other languages to grow and adapt to the new shapes of meaning that a poem carves for itself. A poem that is able to mend its language and meaning, and blend into the issues of our time will break the barriers of language eventually. ( Translator’s Note: The finest of contemporary Malayalam poetry represents the latest poetic sensibility that is on view today. Malayalam Poetry in Translation Series – 11

Purrfect Poetry by Aditya Shankar