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'''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.<ref name=indianlit>{{cite book |last=Lal |first=Mohan |date=1992 |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot Volume 5 of Encyclopaedia of Indian literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&q=Veena+Poovu+english+text&pg=PA4529 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |page=4529 |isbn=9788126012213}}</ref> Various translations and other artistic representations of the poem have been produced, and its centennial was celebrated in [[Kerala]].<ref name=inbloom>{{cite | {{Short description|1907 Malayalam poem by Kumaran Asan}} | ||
'''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.<ref name=indianlit>{{cite book |last=Lal |first=Mohan |date=1992 |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot Volume 5 of Encyclopaedia of Indian literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&q=Veena+Poovu+english+text&pg=PA4529 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |page=4529 |isbn=9788126012213}}</ref> Various translations and other artistic representations of the poem have been produced, and its centennial was celebrated in [[Kerala]].<ref name=inbloom>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/veena-poovu-still-in-bloom/article1971523.ece|title='Veena Poovu' still in bloom|date=21 December 2007|publisher=|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Composed of forty-one [[stanzas]], the poem is a philosophical treatment of death by looking at the life cycle of a flower.<ref name=gspaul>{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2007/12/21/stories/2007122150380300.htm |title=The Hindu : Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram / Dance : Visual poetry |last1=Paul |first1=G.S. |date=21 December 2007 |accessdate=28 November 2016 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522045820/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2007/12/21/stories/2007122150380300.htm |archivedate=22 May 2011}}</ref> | |||
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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]
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- ↑ Lal, Mohan (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot Volume 5 of Encyclopaedia of Indian literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4529. ISBN 9788126012213.
- ↑ "'Veena Poovu' still in bloom". The Hindu. 21 December 2007.
- ↑ 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.
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