Surendra Nagaraju: Poem ‘Be cautious bard’
Words are babies;
They are precious like delicate dames
never exposed to the sun.
Words are infants sleeping
on beds of parchments.
Would not a poet be gratified if he placed
word babies in a book-cradle and rocks it?
Is not vocabulary more precious
than the treasure beneath the ground?
Aren’t words pure like innocent young girls
and snow-drenched jasmines?
Some words are very white;
they get smudged even when touched lightly
Others are too delicate;
burst even if held gently.
O bard,
Arranging words in lines
shouldn’t become a crucifixion
Careless use of inapt words is akin to
assaulting guileless, ill-fated syllables.
When propriety eludes,
even novelty cannot win applause.
Passing errors in the veil of charisma
equals rendering a pretty painting ugly.
Words are like babies;
Be cautious, O bard.
(Self-rendering of my Telugu poem titled ‘Padilam Kavee, Padaalu Padilam’)
Surendra Nagaraju
Natural de Elegandal, Índia, pediatra aposentado, agora conhecido pelo pseudônimo Elanaaga, é poeta, escritor, tradutor e crítico renomado nas áreas de literatura telugu e inglesa. Autor de 41 livros. Seus trabalhos incluem livros de verso livre, geyams ou canções, poemas métricos, poesia e prosa experimental, ensaios críticos, contos etc. Traduziu, dentre outras, histórias latino-americanas, histórias africanas e histórias de Somerset Maugham. Traduziu também para o inglês obras de escritores veteranos de língua telugu, como Vattikoata Alwaru Swamy e Dasarathi Krishnamacharyas. Em 2023, recebeu um prêmio internacional de ‘Melhor Poeta’, concedido pela organização Ukiato, por sua coleção de poemas em inglês, ‘Dazzlers’, traduzida para 25 idiomas. Seus artigos continuam a aparecer regularmente em periódicos em telugu e inglês. Alguns foram publicados em Indian Literature, Muse India etc. No mesmo ano, foi vencedor do prestigiado Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, pela sua tradução da biografia 'Ghalib Naati Kaalam' para o Telugu.
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Natural de Elegandal, Índia, pediatra aposentado, agora conhecido pelo pseudônimo Elanaaga, é poeta, escritor, tradutor e crítico renomado nas áreas de literatura telugu e inglesa. Autor de 41 livros. Seus trabalhos incluem livros de verso livre, geyams ou canções, poemas métricos, poesia e prosa experimental, ensaios críticos, contos etc. Traduziu, dentre outras, histórias latino-americanas, histórias africanas e histórias de Somerset Maugham. Traduziu também para o inglês obras de escritores veteranos de língua telugu, como Vattikoata Alwaru Swamy e Dasarathi Krishnamacharyas. Em 2023, recebeu um prêmio internacional de ‘Melhor Poeta’, concedido pela organização Ukiato, por sua coleção de poemas em inglês, ‘Dazzlers’, traduzida para 25 idiomas. Seus artigos continuam a aparecer regularmente em periódicos em telugu e inglês. Alguns foram publicados em Indian Literature, Muse India etc. No mesmo ano, foi vencedor do prestigiado Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, pela sua tradução da biografia ‘Ghalib Naati Kaalam’ para o Telugu.
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