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The awit (Tagalog for "song" [1]) is a type of Filipino poem, consisting of 12-syllable quatrains. It follows the pattern of rhyming stanzas [which?] established in the Philippine epic Pasyon. It is similar in form to the corrido. [2] One influential work in the awit form is Florante at Laura, an 1838 narrative poem by Francisco Balagtas. [3]
Florante at Laura [a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia"). [2] [3] [4] The story is loosely based on Balagtas' own biography.
Alejandro G. Abadilla (March 10, 1906 – August 26, 1969), commonly known as AGA, was a Filipino poet, essayist, and fiction writer.Critic Pedro Ricarte referred to Abadilla as the father of modern Philippine poetry, and was known for challenging established forms and literature's "excessive romanticism and emphasis on rhyme and meter". [1]
Hindi literature is composed in three broad styles- prose (गद्य, gadya), poetry (पद्य, padya), and prosimetrum (चंपू, campū). [1] Inspired by Bengali literature , Bharatendu Harishchandra started the modern Hindi literary practices.
Geet Chaturvedi (born 27 November 1977) is a Hindi poet, short story author, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist. [1] Often regarded as an avant-garde writer, he was awarded the Bharat Bhushan Agrawal Award for poetry in 2007 [2] and Krishna Pratap Award for Fiction in 2014. [3] He lives in Bhopal, India. He is active both as a fiction writer ...
Mahadevi Verma (26 March 1906 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, sketch story writer and an eminent personality of Hindi literature. She is considered one of the four major pillars [a] of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. [1] She has also been addressed as the modern Meera. [2]
Indian poetry and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Ancient Meitei, Modern Meitei, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Maithili, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi and Urdu among other prominent languages.
Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet of Hindi literature and lyricist of Bollywood; Gopaldas Neeraj (1924– ), poet and author; Gulab Khandelwal (1924– ), poetry including some in Urdu and English; Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge) Hemant Shesh (1952– ), writer, poet and civil ...