![]() Poets Corner's logo | |
Founded | June 2011 |
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Founders | Yaseen Anwer and Dolly Singh |
Type | Literary Group |
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Area served | India |
Website | www |
Poets Corner Group is a poetry group in India.[1][2][3] The group's main purpose is to make it easier for new and aspiring poets to be published. Since its advent, Poets Corner has published over 340 poets in 21 anthologies in both English and Hindi language.[4]
The Poets Corner Group also hosts online competitions, poetry reading events, panel discussion, book launches, workshops, and other activities.[2][5]
Poets Corner was co-founded by Yaseen Anwer and Dolly Singh.[6][7]
Delhi Poetry Festival | |
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Genre | Poetry Festival |
Location(s) | New Delhi, India |
Years active | 2013 – present |
Website | http://delhipoetryfestival.org |
Delhi Poetry Festival is an annual poetry event organized by Poets Corner in Delhi, first held on 19 January 2013.[8][9][10][11][12]
The 2013 festival participants included:[11][10]
The 2014 festival participants included:[9]
The Poets Corner Group has published several poetry anthologies featuring young poets along with established poets including A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Gulzar, Ruskin Bond, Nida Fazli, Vikram Seth, Irshad Kamil, Shashi Tharoor, Ravish Kumar, Deepti Naval, Shekhar Kapur, and Rahat Indori.[13][14][15]
Inklinks[16]
Gestures: Miscalculated Poetries by Misunderstood Poets[17]
Aks: Tere Mere Khalayon Ka[18]
Bikhri Os Ki Boondain[19]
Love simply and other poem[18] (By Payal Pasha)
Inks (By Neha R. Krishna)[20]
Khalaayen (By Aseem Ahmed Abbasee)[21]
Think Poetry, Think Haiku (By Ashok Sawhny)[22]
Lamhey[23]
Oncemortal (By Nikhil Sharma)[24]
Silent Flute (By Aparna Pathak)[25]
Ehsaas (By Dr. Tina Gulzar)[26]
Dolly Singh is the co-founder and deputy managing editor of Poets Corner Group and founding member of Delhi Poetry Festival. Dolly is also the founder and managing editor of NewLeaf Poets Club, the junior wing of Poets Corner that works towards grooming young poets from 8 to 15 years.