Feedback for August 2007 issue

ELDERS LOOK AT THE YOUNG POET

Even though Nos. 2 & 3 together, matter remains the same -young minds cherish English literature to get nectar for the readers to read and enjoy. As usual 13 poets of Akshara Vidyashram of Cuddalore occupy the chunk of the issue. The credit goes to Ms.Brinda Srinivas who was in Dalhousie ( HP) shifted to Cuddalore, made bees to fly here and there to get honey and serve to the readers.

"Tsunami' poem again. Perhaps the thought is haunting even after 2 full years and six months are over.

Elders can not contribute their poems to YOUNG POET as it is exclusively meant for the poets less than 25 years of age. That is the right age to groom them. "Catch them young" is politician's slogan which you have adapted for creativity.

Terrorism is haunting the world be it USA, UK or India.

Poets love nature and is clearly described by Aravind in "Rain is gain".

Tender hearted people are poets is amplified by Arjun Prakash of Bangalore. We get tears in joy and sorrow. How many people differentiate these in their life?

We do not value trees which give us medicine - .Oh! Nature. is one such poem praising the benevolence of land on earth. If nature can't survive how can we survive? Back bay reclamation of land in Bombay is a clear example of man's greediness to occupy the sea's place also.

Balaji's poem .India. is a patriotic poem.

Ashwin Raja's .creativity. has surpassed all in this issue. It is evolution disaster. To imagine arms growing out of ears is beyond anybody's guess.

Bhavana must be a young girl. Rhyming is in tune with her age.

Deepti of Bangalore is again a manifestation of love for nature.

Death of Saddam also can create such an impact on the Indian poet is beyond my imagination. Saddam was another Hitler and so God's hand laid on him as 'hang him, not leave him'.

Muslims of Bangalore write more English poems than Kannada. Our Dr. Fakhruddin is editing an online magazine which is worldwide read . Mind is the greatest - is it not true it flies faster than the rocket?

"Women's day' is the description of a day's life in a woman. Woman at house plays more roles.

What is happening in India is the scene reflected in Washington also. When a girl dies on road, at least in India , we feel and help her. Not in US. All are mechanical features there.

'Bloodshed' is the feeling of a young mind. Elders will agree with her expression.

S. Lakshmi is a regular contributor. Hope can not be lost even if majority of people are cunning and selfish.

"Bird" is a lovely imagination of Priya of US.

On the whole, the YOUNG POET gives an old man of 71 years, young and vibrant thoughts while browsing the creative minds of the young, hope of the future India!

Damal Kannan

We received the Young Poet on our reopening day As usual; The book was pregnant with meaningful poems. All the poets have taken good effort to compose good poems. All the 25 poems are beautifully secured like a wonderful garland. Out of 25 poems 13 are from our school I feel very happy and we were so proud to read all the poems in the morning assembly.

Arjun Prakash had revealed his emotions in his poem 'Pearls of emotion'.

Ashok kumar's poem is rather a prayer to God to nurture the nature. If all of us develop this feeling nature will give double blessing.

Aswin Balaji's poem .India. tells about India. It is quite meaningful. Aswin Raja's poem is to be appreciated 'What if my bones were in a museum'. His thought itself is different. When people donate their blood, eyes, kidney, he wishes his bones to be preserved in the museum.

Bhavana Venkata Subramanian gives life to his little doll and Minnie Mouse.

Deepti I.P. describes a conversation between the crow and the lawn. Here I remember the poem the mountain and the squirrel'. The poem started in one angle and moved towards another.

In 'The death of Sadam Hussain', I see Devi's broad heart to excuse him and not to hang him. The punctuation mark in Hang him not, leave him'. Instead of 'hang him, not leave him'.

Faquia wajid's poem 'Days to me and the greatest' is finetuned.

Jaya Lakshmi's poem women's day attracts any body. How nicely she describes the different roles played by woman it is her fantastic poem.

'I am beside you not only to slap for your mistake.

But also clap for your success says the mother'.

Kamna Kathuria's poem .silence of guilt. shows the real condition of any accident.

S. Lakshmi' 'Hope for the best' gives hope to all the readers. We remember the poem. 'Ode to the west wind 'If winter comes can spring be far behind'

Narkavi's poem Air is too simple It is a good attempt. Priya Subramanian's,.The bird. brings the feeling when we have a bird. When he is there he brings joy.

And when he leaves bring sorrow.

Still the violent Tsunami waves are ringing in our ears. It is not that easy to forget the Black day 26th Dec. Sagana, Vishali and Varun depict it in the poem 'Oh sea dear sea'

Sai Sanjay is trying to put words together to form a poem.

'One Day' 'By Sharmista Duta expresses the joy of flying kite on a sunny day

Shrishti Sehgal's 'Envisage' gives a positive note. It ends with an optimistic feeling of never give up the hope. It starts well and also ends well.

Varsha's poem on poor animal tells about the tortures of all the animals.

Yuvaraj has composed a poem on Sun he addresses sun as his friend.

Your good effort needs hearty appreciation. It is not an easy job to release periodicals very regularly. I pray god to give you good support in all walks of your life.

D. Brinda Srinivas

YOUNGSTERS RESPOND

S. Dhanya

I, Gargi Saha, I am writing this letter to you for a very special purpose. I hope my this letter finds you in the pink of the health and high spirits. I'm very interested in reading and writing poems articles etc. I am sending you three poems penned by me entitled, 'statued, 'Road' 'Multiple selves'.

I am attaching them along with this letter. I earnestly request you to take the trouble to go through the poems atleast once and be kind enough to publish any one of them in 'Young Poet' anytime, whenever convenient for you. I would be highly obliged if you let me know about the publications. I hope that you wont certainly disappoint a teenager's heart but be kind enough to go through the poems atleast once and publish them soon and show me a ray of hope. I will anxiously wait for your publications and reply. Please take good care of your health and also care while driving. Do take my regards. Anytime, any help you're most welcome. My goodwishes and prayers are always with you.

Gargi Saha

The fragrance of seasoned air told me the arrival of the journal. Heart with loftiness over filled with excitement, which was out of control. Besieging family members around the infant journal renewed my excitement more. White paged journal, peace of eyes and crimson smile of lips symbolized my poems has been appreciated.

Qhudsia Wajid

I recently came across the 'Young Poet' Journal. It was indeed astonishing to see how many aspiring poets the world produces. It delights me to think that fresh minds are writing poems all over the world and people like you are taking pain and effort to publish so many poems of the children. I am also composing a poem - The child and the sparrow.

Sinduja Anand

I am very proud to become a member young poets club of India, I get the journal of young poet and I was in total happiness, reading young persons poems. I wish you all the best for improving our poetry writing in the best manner.

P. Nallankilli

This is my first letter to you. My name is Nivedhitha. A. I am in class VI studying in Akshara Vidhyaashram., Cuddalore. My literary club teacher Mrs. Brinda Srinivas helped me in this work. I am writing a poem about 'The child's dream' I came across 'Young Poet' and was thrilled to see many poets of my age getting published. I am so inspired by that. Please continue to do the same. Herewith I am enclosing my first poem for consideration. Please do the needful.

Nivedhitha

ELDERS RESPOND

I find this magazine a fine combination of subtle imagination and thought fullness of poets, who have put forth their finer feelings towards humans interaction to varying aspects of life. It also provides an enriched reading of the youth of present time.

Of Silence

Silence is the language of heart
It is always golden
To keep init many secret
To think of many myths
And mysteries
Silence is the best
To be in peace, and to be happy
In life, and
Its sustenance.

Jasvinder singh

Many Many thanks for having sent me the latest copy of "Young Poet Feb & May 2007" Special thanks for keeping me in your mind. I am happy to see your poems in the journals. My appreciations to you for giving fine poems to us. Hope to see you with more & more such poems.

I'll continue to be in touch wit you for refreshing things.

P.V. Laxmi Prasad

Thanks for YOUNG POET Feb & May 2007 issue. I need not repeat my oft quoted words that each issue is unique in its own way. Your efforts are praiseworthy to bring budding poets under one banner providing them platform to voice their spontaneous outbursts in verse form.

Poems are like flowers - beautiful and tender of different hues. In my opinion, poems should not be written on killers, psychopaths and criminals - persons of - dubious character. There are one million topics under the sun to write poems. Why on Saddam Hussain? Better forget them make them sink into the abyss of oblivion. Do discourage budding poets from choosing such repulsive horrible topics.

With regards and best wishes.

Nalini Sharma

I thank with all my heart for the latest copy of Young Poet. Indeed new giants and new paints add colour to poetry. Indeed your esteemed journal is doing a wonderful service for the budding poets. All power is for power mongers and what I could wish that your young poets become satirical poets as I am. A weapon to blow or show can be an open show to challenge the manoevering, manipulations and other social evils. If you could conduct workshops to train up your pupils once in three months or every month, then it may be guidance for the ardent poets. Of all the poems in this issue in AIR by Narkavi A But Co3 is an archaic word in English, I believe.

Simplicity is a virtue of life and a visual version is far better than auditory imagination I think. Any way, in course of time, any body can be a great poet like Ezra pound

With high regards

Dr. N. Narasimha Ramayya

Received 'Young Poet' Vol.2 (Feb & May 2007) you are really serving godders of poetry Muse and reviving the old spirits of shelly. Milton and wordsworth. My poems have been published in poets International / Bizz Buzz / Rock Pubbles / Replica / poetcrit / skylark / poet etc. I do hope that you will place my poems a space in your journal?

Dr. Ram Sharma

All poets are well-wishers with a sublime word. They have souls as expansive as the sky, as deep and energetic as the sea. Rhyme is a fish they catch with a fishing net in their minds. Their patience is rewarded, their indulgence amplified, when rhyme echoes bliss in contentment, wonder of achievement. The self styled poet is ever penetrating the depths of the soul, to proclaim a message of peace in the heart of cruel humanity and duel reality, poverty and riches. The work of the poor is thrust upon them from childish days, thus poetry too is a hunger for wisdom and poets have inherited the mantle to work from childhood days onwards. The message and meaning are spirited away in rhyme-loads on lorries, never intended to be accident- prone.

The delighted attention paid to the printed word is a Cindrella-felt honour, and each page canvases his own wonder. However the reputation of each page each poem short-lived, short-loved, and is resting with hope in mundane reality, the fitting of the shoe as befitting rhymes reveals the true wonder. The tiny tots have immeasurable hopes, immense enthusiasms, immortal bliss when they are identified by Kings to adorn the palace page.

Prince R. Saba Prince of Chettinad

Young Poet is undoubtedly a platform for budding geniuses to grow with time as future Indian poets in English. I was delighted by some poems which are replete with deep insights into the world around we live! They are no children to say. They are in fact emerging writers.

But I have some reservations - that is not to go distinguishing their contributions or grade them on the basis of their writings. Every poem is well-written, thought provoking, above all, amazing performance. Distinguishing them is wounding their hearts. I don't want to do it as a teacher of English.

Wishing the poetic buds all the best.

P.V. Lakshmiprasad

Thanks for Young Poet. Yours is indeed a noble mission. You have given a forum for young poets. Their young world, fanciful thoughts, great ambitions, future hope - everything finds expression here. This is a come hither invitation to the young world. Congratulations. A great job!

Dr. J. Bhagyalakshmi

We invite all youngsters alike to take part in this program and be benefited.