Sri Lankan Poet

1. Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu (1915)

Sri Lankan Poet

Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu was a Tamil poet editor critic and publisher.

2. Rienzi Crusz (1925)

Sri Lankan Poet

Rienzi Crusz was born in Galle Ceylon. At the age of 40 in 1965 Crusz immigrated to Toronto Canada and soon after began publishing poetry. Though his poetry deals with...

3. Jean Arasanayagam (Unknow)

Sri Lankan Poet

Jean Arasanayagam is an English-language poet and fiction writer. The theme in her work is ethnic and religious turmoil in Sri Lanka. Her husband Thiyagarajah Arasanayagam and their two daughters...

4. Karunaratne Abeysekera (Unknow)

Sri Lankan Poet

Karunaratne Abeysekera was one of Sri Lanka's most famous Sinhala broadcasters. He was also an acclaimed poet and songwriter and was widely admired for his excellent command of Sinhala. Abeysekera...

5. Wimalaratne Kumaragama (1919)

Sri Lankan Poet

Kumaragama is a prominent Sri Lankan poet of the Colombo era. A Divisional Revenue Officer by profession his poems were centred round Wanniand the people of Wanni. They emanate the...

6. Lakdhas Wikkrama Sinha (Unknow)

Sri Lankan Poet

Lakdhas Wikkrama Sinha was a Sri Lankan poet who wrote in English and Sinhala. He was educated at St Thomas' College Mount Lavinia Sri Lanka and studied law before becoming...

7. Parakrama Kodituwakku (1965)

Sri Lankan Poet

Kala Suri Parakrama Kodituwakku is a notable Sinhala poet. After the revival and experimentations of Sinhala poetry during the 1950s and 1960s the 1970s were marked by the rise of...

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