"ഒരിടത്ത്
ഒരു മകളുണ്ടായിരുന്നു
അച്ഛനാരെന്നറിയില്ല
അമ്മയെക്കണ്ടില്ല
ഒരാള് കുരുന്നുകൈ പിടിച്ച്
ഒരു തെരുവിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോയ്
ആ തെരുവിന്റെ പേരിന്ന്
ചുവന്ന തെരുവ്" – An A. Ayyappan’s Poem
A. Ayyappan
Ayyappan started writing poetry when he was a student. He became involved in the Communist Party and joined the staff of Janayugam, the party newspaper. Ayyappan is well known for his heart touching poems and his bohemian lifestyle. He can also be considered as the last remaining icon of anarchism in Kerala. He was a close friend of the late filmmaker John Abraham.
He won the Asan Puraskaram, the highest literary award in Malayalam literature from Kerala for the year 2010.
His body was found abandoned in the streets of Thampanoor, Trivandrum on 21st October 2010 and was identified by police in General Hospital by noon on 22nd October 2010. It was reported that the death was due to vehicular accident. He was on his way to Chennai to accept the Asan Puraskaram on Saturday, 23rd October 2010.
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Poet A.Ayyappan passes away
A Ayyappan, noted Malayalam modernist poet whose poems were celebrated for their intensity, meditative beauty and pungent romance, died at the general hospital here today.
Ayyappan, 61, a bachelor whose Bohemian life and `anarchic' poetry won him numerous admirers, was found in an unconscious state in front of a theatre in the city by local people who informed the police.
Without recognising the poet, the police took him to the hospital where he died at 11.40 am, police sources said. The body was later recognised as that of Ayyappan.
Ayyappan, born at Balaramapuram in the outskirts of the city in 1949, started writing poems when he was a student. He joined the Communist party and had worked with CPI mouthpiece `Janayugom' for a short period.
A close friend of late film-maker John Abraham who was also known for his lifestyle similar to that of the poet, Ayyappan was a regular presence at International Film Festivals held in the state.
Ayyappan, who was very popular among the poetic fraternity and the young generation of poetry lovers, had won several awards in his decades-long poetic career including the prestigious Asan Puraskaram this year.
His collections include `Maalamillatha Pampu,' `Onakkazhchakal, 'Karuppu', Balikkuruppukal, Greeshamvum Kanneerum, `Buddhanum Aankuttiyum', `Veyil Thinnunna Pakshi', Kushtaroga, Aspathriyile Dinangal and Thettiyodunna Second Soochi. Apart from this he had penned more hundreds of small poems for periodicals.
The cultural world in the state paid rich tributes to the deceased poet. State Minister for Culture M A Baby in his message, said Ayyappan was a great poet who inspired a generation. Poets Sugathakumari and D Vinayachandaran lavished praise on the richness of Ayyappan's poetry.
Vinayachandran said Ayyappan considered his life and poetry as celebrations.
(News Courtesy: PTI- Mathrubhumi)(born 27th Oct 1949 - Died on 22 Oct 2010), is a Malayalam poet in the modernist period. He was born in a wealthy goldsmith's family, in Neman near Thiruvanathapuram. He had a very tragic childhood. His father died, perhaps due to poison when he was only one year old. He lost his mother when he was 15. Ayyappan was supported by his sister Subbalakshmi and his brother-in-law V. Krishnan.