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Pyari Shrimati Rati Saxena,
this issue of Kritya is simply amazing:
I discovered in these Persian poets verses some drops of deep
and sweet
truth: the strength of words and the strength of life when
behind a
word there is the will to love the life and to fight for it
always,
even when someone uses a needle to close your mouth!
The word hurts
more than the sword na!
It makes feel comfortable to know that in this
world there are people so brave and so great to do what you too
do in
your own life.
The poetry doens't give bread or richness and poets,
like me, often are looked by the other as mad and a little
original
people. So the image of that girl giving the visa for Europe
that opens
her eyes because of listening that the job is to read poems is
very
clear to me.
But I, as all the poets, are in the opposite side in
comparison of that girl or people like her.
We'll go on writing poems
and reading poems and create beauty with words.
Because if inthis
world it can happen that there is no beauty, the poet's pen make
it be
born from nothing!
....keeping strength from own heart and from the
whole universe.
Thanks for this issue of Kritya again!
It spreads a
lot of amazing light on us.
Dhanayvaad!!!
Namaste,
Luciana De palma
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Dear Christina and John,
Just a note to let you know how much I'm enjoying the May
edition of Kritya. What a fabulous job you've done with the
poetry selections in this edition!
Thank you for your work putting together this and the previous
edition. I'll be going back to this one for a long time--as long
as I'm able to while it's still up.
I appreciate your work and your efforts so much.
Have a great weekend!
Laurie
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My friend Rati Saxena, an Indian poet, edits a monthly online
poetry journal called Kritya. Each month she gathers together
poems from around the world. This month her focus is on Iran and
Persian poetry.
It's poetry, she says, that "talks about pain and silence,"
silence which is never silent.
Here's one of the poems she's brought together, by the Iranian
poet Behzad Zarrinpoor:
How Painless
How unveiled becomes
the tongue of the window
when you have nothing but pain
to draw on earth
How unreasonable becomes the sun
when it rises from the sea
and you still haven't dreamed about leaving
How painless becomes the world
when a leaf becomes a simple event
that falls on earth
I draw the curtains like a sigh.
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मान्यवर रति
जी,
नमस्कार. आपका ब्लॉग आज ही देखा. सचमुच उसमे बहुत सार्थक और
महत्वपूर्ण सामग्री प्रस्तुत है. कुछ कवितायें भेजने से खुद को रोक
नहीं पा रहा
हूँ. देखें और संवाद दें.
प्रतीक्षा रहेगी.
शुभेक्षु,
अशोक गुप्ता
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मान्यवर रति
जी,
आपके पत्र ने विभोर कर दिया, साथ ही एक बहुत सार्थक जिज्ञासा को
स्थान दिया है.
जानना चाहता हूँ कि ब्लॉग और पत्रिका में क्या टेक्नीकल फर्क है ?
सचमुच मुझे
यह जानकारी नहीं है. *कृत्या* एक संस्था भी है, यह तो मुझे देखते
ही अंदाज़ लग
गया था और निश्चित रूप से इसका योगदान विविध क्षेत्रों में होगा.
और अधिक जानने
का प्रयत्न स्वयं करूँगा.
चाहूँगा कि आप भी *जी मेल* शुरू कर के हिंदी में मेल भेजने का आनंद
ले सकें.
मैंने भी अभी बस कुछ ही दिनों से शुरू किया है, और बहुत ही मजेदार
अनुभव
से गुज़र कर इतना सीख पाया हूँ. कह सकता हूँ कि इसका मज़ा ही कुछ और
है...
अभी तो आपका पत्र ही मन में घुल रहा है, अपना परिचय अलग मेल के
ज़रिये जल्दी ही
दूंगा.
आभार
अशोक गुप्ता
मोबाइल: 09871187875
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आपकी ई मेल पत्रिका
कृत्या देखना मेरे लिए एक सुखद अनुभव था पिछले दिनों
मैं अपनी पत्नी शशि जी के साथ केरल घूमता रहा त्रिवेंद्रम आना भी
हुआ अगर
हमें पहले आपके बारे में मालूम होता तो आपसे अवश्य मिलते बहरहाल अब
पत्रिका
के मध्यम से ही संवाद बना रह सकता है
प्रताप सहगल / Partap Sehgal
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आदरणीय रति जी,
सादर प्रणाम।
मेरे लेखन पर उत्साहवर्धक टिप्पणी के लिए बहुत धन्यवाद। सम्मान
पूर्वक कहना चाहता हूँ कि आपने जिस विषय पर लिखने का आग्रह मुझसे
किया है वह मेरे लिए बेहद कठिन है क्योंकि मैं अकादमिक पृष्ठभूमि
से नहीं हूँ और कविता भी मुझसे कम ही सधती है। फिर भी यदि कुछ लिख
सका तो अवश्य भेजूँगा। आपकी ई-पत्रिका कृत्या देखकर चमत्कृत हो गया।
बहुत ही सुंदर है। सबकुछ पढकर फिर विस्तृत टिप्पणी ज़रूर
भेजूँगा।
आशा है स्नेह बनाए रखेंगी।
धन्यवाद।
प्रमोद ताम्बट
भोपाल
visit
www.vyangya.blog.co.in
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नमस्कार रति जी,
बहुत समय से, पहले अँक से ही "कृत्या" के अद्भुत कृत्य देख रही हूँ
और बहुत प्रसन्न हूँ कि अहिन्दी भाषी प्राँत में आप हिन्दी की यह
सुन्दर, ठोस और सार्थक पत्रिका चला रही हैं और अनूदित कविताओं और
अपनी कविता से हिन्दी साहित्य को समृद्द बना रही हैं। आप को
बहुत-बहुत बधाई।
बहुत पहले आप को अँग्रेज़ी में पत्र लिखा था पर यूनीकोड में पत्र
लिखना देर में शुरु किया..सो अब पुन: आप को पत्र लिख रही हूँ साथ
ही कविता भेज रही हूँ..आशा है पसंद आयेगी।
क्या भूली??
डॉ. शैलजा सक्सेना
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hindi me kiya gaya
apka ye prayash atulnia hai. jab bhi kuch padhane
ka hata hai tp apaki patrika khol kar baith jata hun. acha
lagata hai
naye logan ke bare me jankar .unaki sristi aur kriti padhakar.
meri
hardik subhkamnae.
kishore kumar jain guwahati assam
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Thank you
Rati. I really enjoyed doing this. Hope you had a nice stay in
Europe...
warm wishes,
Maryam
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Dear Rati
Saxena,
The issue looks really good! It's an honor to be appearing
there; much thanks and deep good wishes,
Yours,
James (Heller Levinson)
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Dear Ratijee,
Namaste.
Hope you are fine. I tried to see the details of Poetry Festival
2008. Unfortunately, I could not open the web-page. It must have
been good.
I am sending herewith as attachment an article in hindi titled "NAAD
SAAGAR APARAMPAAR" for publication in krity.com. I shall be glad
if goes online through kritya.
My web-site : www.omkaar.com has also got updated. You will be
able to see some photographs and reviews on SOOR VANDANA on the
site. Do visit.
Rest all fine.
Regards,
Vanita.
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Dear Ratiji,
Literary criticism (I am confining my self to poetry) has taken
a back seat in the Indian context and is largely confined to
academic exercise than a conscious endeavour to critically
appreciate poetry. Appreciation, more often than not, has been
confused with praise just as criticism has been confused with
censure.
As you rightly stressed in the latest issue, its very difficult,
for many, to accept poetry writing as a profession or to make a
living out of it in India... bracketing those who are
exceptionally fortunate. There is quite a large mass of poetry
published over net and a substantial part of it is from indian
writers. There is every genre of form and content. Indian
preferences of subject, idiom and figures of speech have been
evolving or, perhaps, have already evolved.
Making 2005 a landmark from whence there was explosion of web
access, can we make a humble beginning in reassessing the "Indo-anglican
poetry, then and now" ... its shifts, its nuances, and its
hangovers from classical.
We confine ourselves with critical appreciation of poetry,
published in Kritya over the last 4 years.
We may solicit articles from the experts in this field.
With kind regards,
NS Murty, [cid:image002.jpg@01C9E62C.B6490CC0]
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General Manager, Family
Founders Business Office,
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Banneerghatta Road,
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99801-37490
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The issue is beautiful, Rati. Thank you again for including my
poems. I'm honored.
Sincere regards,
Alexa Mergen
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Hi Rati
Thanks for this. I can't agree with the quote though - where did
it come from? - my
husband's a painter and although he does sell his work, for
quite high sums at times,
when you factor in the number of hours it takes to paint, the
materials used (much
costlier than paper and ink) and then deduct the agent's
commission (usually 40-50%) and
then tax on top - very few painters are rich!
And poetry makes us rich in other ways, surely? If it 'burns
away at the poet's heart'
and 'takes away his/her money' why do it?! Isn't that a very
self-pitying/negative way at
looking at poetry? Poems in themselves don't earn the poet much
money but teaching poetry
is a perfectly respectable way to make a living - and most
painters/dancers/novelists/photographers etc teach to make ends
meet, too..
Best wishes,
Catherine
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Cool! Thanks for that. I think we need to stay positive if we
can. I write poems because
I need to, not because I think I'll make lots of money, and I
think it was ever thus for
poets....
Love, C xxx
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Do we need respect though?! What does that mean - agreeing with
what we say? Isn't the
purpose of good writing to stir things up, cause controversy and
debate?
Otherwise why not just write advertising slogans?
Anyway I've never felt a lack of respect - I think most people
who don't write poetry are
genuinely admiring of people who do.
Love to you,
C x
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Dear Dr.
Rati Saxena,
Best wishes and peace to you from the Rocky Mountains. I was so
grateful to
receive the notice of accepted poems a year or so ago, when I
was visiting
in Belgium. These were under my married name, Heidi Arnold. It
is an honor
to submit again to a journal as deeply engaged with the poetry
of our world
as is _Kritya_. Thanks for considering the poems below. All best
wishes in
your endeavors.
Sincerely,
heidi webb
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Madam,
Thanks for publishing the translated poetry in your journal. The
same has been infomred to Dr Sirpi also.
Since there was some connectivity problem, I could not reply to
you immediately.
Thanks.
With regards
Dr Padmavathy
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Pyari
Shrimati Rati Saxena,
aap kaise hain?
Thanks for sending the
new issue of Kritya about Polland: I read it with much interest!
The
issue is full of many interesting points to reflect on and full
of many
great instances by poets and writers.
I write even to remember to you
to visit my site: www.lucianadepalma.it
Visit it and tell me!
Namaste,
Luciana
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Hello Rati,
I have not written for long, but I want to tell you I am so
happy to see you continue with your solid work of giving poetry
more voice and bringing a diverse range of notable authors to a
better public awareness. I hope everything is fine with you, it
is obvious that poetry continues to inspire your heart with a
multitude of expressions.
I will be happy to hear from you,
All the very best,
Margus Lattik, aka Mathura
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Rati,
May the words be going well for you.
Here is a few recent examples of my poetry for kritya to
consider, o worthy one. The poems were written this year. They
will end up being in collection 11 of my poetry. I regard it as
delightful that my previous 2 collections (the 10th hasn't been
done yet) have kritya in the acknowledgements. The 7 poems for
consideration are: I Hold You True, The Graveyard is Lost at
Okuku, Home, The Melbourne Arsonist, Death in the Province,
Stolen from a Diary, and We Are Talking to Ourselves.
I am sure you will let me know if any of them are used. And so,
in case it is needed here is the brief biog.
Gary Langford is the author of 25 books, including 9 novels such
as Newlands, 9 books of poetry, the latest being Rainwoman and
Snake and 3 collections of stories. A CD Rom of him reading his
poetry has been done by The Poetry Archives in England (www.poetryarchives.org)
Gary lives and writes in Merlbourne and Christchurch. He wishes
you well.
Cheers,
Gary
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dear dr
saxena
terribly sorry about the very late response to your kind offer
for
publishing an assamese edition of kritya. i have been indisposed
for a while
now and hence my literary pursuits have had to take a backseat.
if you let
me know the scope and volume of the issue that you expect, we
can start
working on the timeframe, etc
again, with apologies for the very late reply
uddipana
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Dear Madam,
I have been reading your poems from the site 'Soul to Soul'.
Taking into
account my inexperience it would be highly impertinent on my
side to comment
anything more than just ' I like them' (especially the
naturalness and
simplicity), about your works. For a while I too have been
trying to pen
down some. Being a beginner I would be very grateful if you
could give some
comments and advices. I write in my blog
www.mashoodkk123.blogspot.com
By the way I am also from Kerala, right now studying in Mumbai.
An attempted
English translation of Vayalar's famous song Prvachakanmare
parayoo...is
in my blog. Whenever you have time, I request you to have a look
at
it....
warmly,
mashood kk
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Hi Madam,
I have some poems ready for editing and publication @
http://unkahealfaaz.blogspot.com/
Kindly have a look and let me know if you are interested.
Thanking you,
Anirban Kar
India
http://www.unkahealfaaz.blogspot.com/
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Dear Dr. Rati Saxena, Editor,
Kritya:
There's an awful lot of pressure involved in sending out poetry
during
National Poetry Month. Perhaps it's because I assume that
thousands and
thousands more poets are sending out their writing this month
more than
any other month, and the thought of that level of competition
frankly
scares the crap out of me. Writing is a competitive enough sport
as it
is, and I'm not a particularly competitive person.
Anyway, here's hoping that your senses haven't been bombarded
with so
much poetry today that only a William Blake/Shakespeare/Carlos
Williams-type can hope to get his/her foot in the door at your
magazine.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration of the
following
pieces.
Sincerely,
Holly Day
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That you have come proves that you
made earnest efforts to come on time- sincere efforts prove a
person's worth, results are not always in our hands-
Best,
Aju Mukhopadhyay
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