K. Satchidanandan (b. 1946) is
a major Indian poet, who writes
in Malayalam and English. He is
also a critic, editor and translator.
He was the Executive Head of the
Kendra Sahitya Akademi and
editor of Indian Literature, the
bimonthly journal of the Akademi.
He has translated the poems of
Bertolt Brecht, Garcia Lorca, Pablo
Neruda and Cesar Vallejo into
Malayalam.
Read his poem "CACTUS"
Thorns are my language.
I announce my existence
with a bleeding touch.
Once these thorns were flowers.
I loathe lovers who betray.
Poets have abandoned the deserts
to go back to the gardens.
Only camels remain here, and merchants
who trample my flowers to dust.
I don't tempt butterflies.
No bird sings my praise.
I don't yield to droughts.
I create another beauty
beyond the moonlight,
this side of dreams,
a sharp, piercing,
parallel language.
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