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Argentine poet Juan Gelman dies

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 05:07

Renowned Argentine poet Juan Gelman died at his residence in Mexico City, people close to the family said. He was 83.

Firebrand activist, writer Namdeo Dhasal passes away

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 11:01

Renowned Marathi poet and firebrand activist Namdeo Dhasal passed away here today after a prolonged illness.

Activist poet-playwright Amiri Baraka dies at 79

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:24

Amiri Baraka, the militant man of letters and tireless agitator whose blues-based, fist-shaking poems, plays and criticism made him a provocative and groundbreaking force in American culture, has died. He was 79.

US playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka dead at age 79

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 05:04

US playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka died on Thursday at age 79 at a hospital in his native New Jersey.

Kannada poet Shivarudrappa dead

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 09:14

Eminent Kannada poet G.S. Shivarudrappa passed away Monday here after prolonged illness. He was 87.

Tamil poet arrested in Lanka for visa violation

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 15:53

Norwegian Tamil poet and actor VIS Jeyapalan has been arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa regulations.

Urdu poet, `Umrao Jaan` lyricist Shahryar remembered at AMU

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 10:13

The contribution of Urdu poet Shahryar was lauded at a symposium at the Aligarh Muslim University Tuesday.

Pablo Neruda`s remains exhumed

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 12:13

Neruda died Sep 23, 1973, 12 days after Gen. Augusto Pinochet toppled Chile`s Socialist government in a bloody coup.

Qatar poet remains in prison for `offensive` verse

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 18:04

A poet jailed for a verse considered offensive to Qatar`s ruler harshly denounced the Gulf nation`s legal proceedings.

Qatari poet sentenced to life for poem `insulting` country`s ruler

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 16:16

A Qatari poet has been sentenced to life in prison on charges of trying to incite the overthrow of the emirate`s ruling family.

Amrita Pritam`s son`s murder case cracked

Last Updated: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 19:23

Police on Thursday claimed to have cracked the murder case of celebrated writer-poet Amrita Pritam`s son with the arrest of four persons.

Renowned Assamese poet passes away

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 13:34

Noted Assamesse poet Hiren Bhattacharyya passed away this morning at a private hospital in the city after prolonged illness.