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Kavi Yakoob

Kavi Yakoob is a Telugu poet, researcher and writer. He has MA, MPhil, and PhD degrees in Telugu from Osmania University. His publications include Pravahinchegnaapakam (1992), Sarihaddu Rekha (2002), Yedategani Prayaanam (2009), Nadeemoolam laanti Aa yillu (2016), and Teegala Chintha (2019). His poems have been translated and published in English as Arc of Unrest (2000). He has edited five books and authored three books of literary criticism. He is the founder of Kavisangamam, a Telugu poetry forum, and Rottamaku Revu Poetryspace Foundation (RRPF). Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Telugu in Hyderabad and a member of the Advisory Board of Kendra Sahitya Akademi.
Year: 2020