Kalpna Singh-Chitnis

Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava

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Produktbeschreibung

"Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava" (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿) is an English poetry collection by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, translated into Ukrainian by Volodymyr Tymchuk. It consists of 66 wartime poems written on the current Russia-Ukraine armed conflict. The entire collection was written and translated, mostly in real-time, only in eight weeks. The poems in this book are meant to create bridges in the hearts of the readers to connect with Ukraine and allow the world to see its heart longing for love, peace, and freedom. Volodymyr Tymchuk is a brilliantly sensitive, fiercely patriotic, hopelessly romantic, and deeply knowledgeable poet and translator of Ukraine. I could never have found anyone better than him to translate "Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava" into his language. ~ Kalpna Singh-Chitnis "What I particularly cherished in this collection, was the adroit method of combining an appreciation and empathy for a foreign country, alongside Singh-Chitnis's own heritage and country of origin (India). Perhaps only a polyglot, having lived in multiple countries, with the intentional wisdom of such multiculturalism, can pen such solace. Singh-Chitnis is one such social justice warrior, with her legion of creative directions, her purpose outgrows the ordinary and becomes extraordinary. She is not a mere empath but directly doing battle for others to see inequity and injustice and act. Her words are as much battle cries as they are truths, and she implores the reader to become radically engaged in change. Again, isn't this the crux of poetry and shouldn't more of us be able to write outside of our own musings, and infect the hearts of others with a call to action? Whilst I may be a huge confessional poetry fan, I am deeply moved and appreciative of the energies and necessity of raising awareness, beyond the sound-bite of nightly news coverage. In so doing, Singh-Chitnis has conjured up the real people of Ukraine. We see them." ~ Candice Louisa Daquin, Senior Editor Indie Blu(e) Publishing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: River Paw Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9781736687130
• ISBN-10: 1736687131
• Artikelnr.: 67779110

Autorenporträt

Kalpna Singh-Chitnis is an Indian-American poet, writer, filmmaker, and author of six poetry collections. Her works have appeared in notable journals such as World Literature Today, Columbia Journal, Tupelo Quarterly, Cold Mountain Review, Indian Literature, Vsesvit, Silk Routes (IWP) at The University of Iowa, and Stanford University's Life in Quarantine. Kalpna Singh-Chitnis has been referenced in renowned publications such as the New York Times and Huffington Post, and featured in The Telegraph, OC Register, Los Angeles Times, Daily Pilot, and others. She has made appearances on major broadcasting platforms like ABC Channel 7, Voice of America, Fox News, India's National TV Network, Doordarshan, KPFK Radio, and various additional television and radio networks. Her poetry has been translated into twenty languages and has been included in college and university curricula in India and in the UK.Her bilingual poetry collection Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava, translated into Ukrainian by Volodymyr Tymchuk, a poet and Lieutenant Colonel of The Armed Forces of Ukraine, was honored as a finalist in the 2023 "International Book Awards" presented by American Book Fest. Additionally, Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poetry on War Resistance, Hope, and Peace, an anthology curated and edited by her was named a finalist in the 2023 "National Indie Excellence Awards."Kalpna's poetry has received praise from eminent writers, such as Nobel Prize in Literature nominee Dr. Wazir Agha, Vaptsarov Award and Ordre des Arts et des Lettres recipient Amrita Pritam, and poet and Academy Award-winning lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar. She has read at the International Literature Festival Berlin (ilb), Sahitya Akademi, India's highest academy of letters, AWP Conferences, Poets & Writers, and other venues internationally.As a filmmaker, she is known for her feature film Goodbye My Friend, short film Girl With An Accent and her environmental film The Tree, based on her work of poetry. Her films have garnered multiple awards at international film festivals, including the "Silver Award" for her short film Girl With An Accent and the "Best Experimental Short Film Award" at the North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival.She has been nominated for a pushcart prize, and her awards and honors include the 2017 "Naji Naaman Literary Prize for Creativity," the "Bihar Rajbhasha Parishad Award," given by the government of Bihar, India, "Bihar Shri," and the "Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award." Poems from her award-winning book Bare Soul and her poetry film River of Songs, included in the Nova Collection and the Polaris Collection archived in the Lunar Codex time capsule, landed on the moon with Odysseus, in a joint mission of NASA, SpaceX, and Intuitive Machines in 2024. A former lecturer of Political Science and Editor-in-Chief of Life and Legends, she works as an independent filmmaker in Hollywood and serves as an Advocacy Member at the United Nations Association of the USA.Website: www.kalpnasinghchitnis.com