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'''Anna Sujatha Mathai''' is a poet from India.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=
'''Anna Sujatha Mathai''' (1933/1934 – 16 March 2023) was an Indian poet.<ref>{{cite news|author= |url=
http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/walking-in-the-dark/article5538146.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/walking-in-the-dark/article5538146.ece
|title=Walking in the dark |date=2014-04-02 |accessdate=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url= http://bigbridge.org/BB18/poetry/indianpoetryanthology/ANNA_SUJATHA_MATHAI.html |title=Indian Poetry Anthology |date=2018-02-15 |accessdate=2018-02-15}}</ref>
|title=Walking in the dark | newspaper=The Hindu |date=2014-04-02 |accessdate=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url= http://bigbridge.org/BB18/poetry/indianpoetryanthology/ANNA_SUJATHA_MATHAI.html |title=Indian Poetry Anthology |date=2018-02-15 |accessdate=2018-02-15}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Mathai was born to [[Saint Thomas Christians|Syrian Christian]] parents. She completed her B.A. (Honours) degree in English Language and Literature from Miranda College and post-graduate degree in Social Studies from the [[University of Edinburgh]]. She worked in this field in England for some years.
Anna Sujatha Mathai was born to [[Saint Thomas Christians|Syrian Christian]] parents. She completed her B.A. (Honours) degree in English Language and Literature from Miranda College and a post-graduate degree in Social Studies from the [[University of Edinburgh]]. She worked in this field in England for some years.

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Mathai’s poems have been published in ''The Penguin Book of Contemporary Women Poets'', ''In Their Own Voice'', edited by Arlene R. K. Zide (1993), ''Contemporary Asian Poetry'', Hong Kong and Singapore, edited by Agnes Lam (2014), ''Post-Independence Poetry by Indians in English'', edited by [[Arundhathi Subramaniam]] ([[Sahitya Akademi]]).<ref>{{cite web|author= |url= http://www.authorspressbooks.com/author_detail.php?a_id=285|title= About Author|date=2018-02-15 |accessdate=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/7116 |title= Her Poems|journal=INFLIBNET |date=2018-02-15 |hdl=10603/7116 |accessdate=2018-02-15|last1=Krishnakumari |first1=M. P. }}</ref>


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Mathai published five collections of poetry in English. Her poems have been translated into some Indian and European languages.
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Mathai’s poems have been published in ''The Penguin Book of Contemporary Women Poets'', ''In Their Own Voice'', edited by Arlene R. K. Zide (1993), ''Contemporary Asian Poetry'', Hong Kong and Singapore, edited by Agnes Lam (2014), ''Post-Independence Poetry by Indians in English'', edited by [[Arundhathi Subramaniam]] ([[Sahitya Akademi]]).<ref>{{cite web|author= |url= http://www.authorspressbooks.com/author_detail.php?a_id=285|title= About Author|date=2018-02-15 |accessdate=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/7116 |title= Her Poems|date=2018-02-15 |accessdate=2018-02-15}}</ref>


Anna Mathai died on 16 March 2023, at the age of 89.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/books/poet-anna-sujatha-mathai-passes-away-at-89-on-march-16/article66644837.ece/ A lyrical voice lost: poet Anna Sujatha Mathai passes away]</ref>
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Mathai has published five collections of poetry in English. Her poems have been translated into some Indian and European languages.


==Selected works==
==Selected works==
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==Inclusion in poetry anthologies==
==Inclusion in poetry anthologies==
* ''Scaling Heights : An Anthology of Contemporary Indian English Poetry'' (2013) eds. by Dr. Gopal Lahiri and Dr.Kirti Sengupta and published by Authorspress, [[New Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Scaling Heights: An Anthological Milestone of the Contemporary Indian English Writings |url=http://thereviewsindia.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Reviews-VOL-III_Review.pdf |website=thereviewsindia.co.in |publisher=thereviewsindia.co.in |accessdate=5 September 2018}}</ref>
* ''Scaling Heights : An Anthology of Contemporary Indian English Poetry'' (2013) eds. by Dr. Gopal Lahiri and Dr.Kirti Sengupta and published by Authorspress, [[New Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Scaling Heights: An Anthological Milestone of the Contemporary Indian English Writings |url=http://thereviewsindia.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Reviews-VOL-III_Review.pdf |website=thereviewsindia.co.in |accessdate=5 September 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 5 July 2023

Anna Sujatha Mathai
Mathai in 2015
Born1933/1934
Kerala, British India
Died (aged 89)
OccupationPoet

Anna Sujatha Mathai (1933/1934 – 16 March 2023) was an Indian poet.[1][2]

Biography

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Anna Sujatha Mathai was born to Syrian Christian parents. She completed her B.A. (Honours) degree in English Language and Literature from Miranda College and a post-graduate degree in Social Studies from the University of Edinburgh. She worked in this field in England for some years.

Mathai’s poems have been published in The Penguin Book of Contemporary Women Poets, In Their Own Voice, edited by Arlene R. K. Zide (1993), Contemporary Asian Poetry, Hong Kong and Singapore, edited by Agnes Lam (2014), Post-Independence Poetry by Indians in English, edited by Arundhathi Subramaniam (Sahitya Akademi).[3][4]

Mathai published five collections of poetry in English. Her poems have been translated into some Indian and European languages.

Anna Mathai died on 16 March 2023, at the age of 89.[5]

Selected works

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  • Crucifixions (1970) Writers Workshop, Calcutta
  • We the Unreconciled (1972) Writers Workshop, Calcutta
  • The Attic of Night (1991) Rupa &Co. New Delhi
  • Life - on my Side of the Street (2005) Sahitya Akademi. (Women Poets showcased for 50th Anniv. Of Sahitya Akademi.) Edited by Keki Daruwala.
  • Mothers Veena and Selected Poems (2013) Authorspress

Inclusion in poetry anthologies

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  • Scaling Heights : An Anthology of Contemporary Indian English Poetry (2013) eds. by Dr. Gopal Lahiri and Dr.Kirti Sengupta and published by Authorspress, New Delhi[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Walking in the dark". The Hindu. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Indian Poetry Anthology". 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. ^ "About Author". 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ Krishnakumari, M. P. (15 February 2018). "Her Poems". INFLIBNET. hdl:10603/7116. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ^ A lyrical voice lost: poet Anna Sujatha Mathai passes away
  6. ^ "Scaling Heights: An Anthological Milestone of the Contemporary Indian English Writings" (PDF). thereviewsindia.co.in. Retrieved 5 September 2018.


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