A Farmer's Ghost

"A Farmer's Ghost" is a poem by the Indian English poet and writer Anju Makhija. The poem won First Prize in the Fifth All India Poetry Competition conducted by The Poetry Society (India) in 1994.[1] The poem has been widely cited and anthologised in reputed journals[2] and scholarly volumes on contemporary Indian poetry.[3]

Comments and criticism

The poem has received positive reviews since its first publication in 1995 in the anthology on Indian Poetry Emerging Voices.[4] The poem has been frequently quoted in scholarly analysis of contemporary Indian English poetry.[5] The poem is regarded by critics as a jewel in contemporary Indian poetry.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Award Winning Poems - AIPC 1994".
  2. ↑ "Award Winning Poems - AIPC 1994". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  3. ↑ "Award Winning Poems - AIPC 1994".
  4. ↑ Poetry India - Emerging Voices by H K Kaul, Virgo Publications, 1995.
  5. ↑ "Fourteen Contemporary Indian Poets – Rana Nayar in The Tribune".
  6. ↑ "India Star Literary Review - Shampa Sinha's Siesta".
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