The Poet

THE POET

T he poet is Varkey’s own creation in English. ‘Sixty years after his untimely death at age thirty-seven, celebrated poet Krishna tells his story. He travels through the dark recess of his soul, suffering innumerable hardships, insults, pains and failures, in spite success as a creative writer.’

The real person Krishna is none other than poet Changampuzha. His life-story is fictionalized brilliantly here! ‘Indeed, the Poet reveals the messy but soaring life of a creative genius.’ Shevlin Sebastian, New Indian Express, 18 August 2016.