Veena Poovu (English: Fallen Flower) is a 1907 Malayalam poem written by Kumaran Asan. The poem is considered the beginning of a new era in Malayalam literature, and is one of Asan's most significant works. Legends are that the poet saw a fallen flower on his way while walking and wrote this philosophical poem.[1] Various translations and other artistic representations of the poem have been produced, and its centennial was celebrated in Kerala.[2] Composed of forty-one stanzas, the poem is a philosophical treatment of death by looking at the life cycle of a flower.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lal, Mohan (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot Volume 5 of Encyclopaedia of Indian literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4529. ISBN 9788126012213.
  2. ^ "'Veena Poovu' still in bloom". 21 December 2007 – via The Hindu.
  3. ^ Paul, G.S. (21 December 2007). "The Hindu : Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram / Dance : Visual poetry". Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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