Root

Root

 

ONE

 

The water of the well

increases

As the water level of the river

increases

 

Root of water

TWO

 

I touch the feet of my father

Every day

In a pair of eyes

Bounty of dewdrops

 

Root of tears

 

THREE

 

I smile

As you do

Cry

When you do

 

Root of feelings

 

FOUR

 

These days

I could neither sleep not take food

Suffering from fever

 

In my pain

Mother too having sleepless nights

 

Root of soul

 

FIVE

 

As the roots grow

The twigs and leaves grow twice as much

Green smile of the budding leaves

Contributed by root

 

Original : Assamese : Guna Moran

Translation : Bibekananda Choudhury

 

  

Guna Moran

 

 

 

Introduction

 

Literary feats:

Guna Moran is an upcoming poet and critic. His poems and literary pieces are published in most major vernacular journals and newspapers of the State. His literary honours include

(i)                 Kabita Dinar Sanman 2017

(ii)              Bandhu Saki Bota 2019

(iii)            Literary Lieutenant award 2019 by Story Mirror.

(iv)             India Star Passion Award 2019.

(v)               Creator of Justice Award 2020 (Honorable Poetry by Internation Human Rights Art Festival)

English translation of his poem was accepted for publication by national and international print &web magazines including

 

(1) Tuck magazine (Canada (2) Merak (London) (3) Spillword  (America)

(4) Setu (Pittsburgh, America) (5) Story Mirror (Gujrat, India) (6) Glomag (Chennai, India)  (7) Poem Hunter (Canada) (8) The Sentinel (India)   (9) The Hills Times (India) (10) Litinfinte (West Bengal, India) (11) Best Poetry (America) (12) Academy of the Heart and Mind (America)     (13) The Creation times (Punjab, India) (14)Infinite sky (Jaipur, India) (15) International Anthology of Poems on Autism (Allahabad, India) (16) International Anthology on Water by Waco Fest Anthology 2019 (America) ( (17) International anthology on TIME (Kolkata, India) (18) THE VASE : 12^th  Guntur International Poetry Fest Anthology 2019 (Andhra Pradesh, India). (19) POETICA : The Inner Circle Writer’s Group Poetry Anthology 2019 (Sheffield, England) (20) Nocturne - poetry of the Night, An Anthology (Kolkata, India). (21) Phantasmagoria Magazine (America) . (22) Quiddity Magazine (New England) (23) LLP Poetry Anthology of 30 Best Poets (Chattisgarh, India). (24) A Breath of Verse (New Delhi, India) (25) Ponder Servant (California). (26) Chachalaca Review (America) (27) U-Rights Megazine (Nigeria)(28) Harbinger Asylum (Houston, USA). (29) Poetry Poetics Pleasure, PPP Ezine (Banaras, India). (30) El Amor (Toronto,Canada)  (31) Sonder Megazine (Masstricht, Netherland) (32) Strukturriss Magazine (Ireland) (33) 1870, Eighteen Seventy Magazine (North Corolina, United State) (34) Love Notes You’ll Never Read Anthology by Ganashing Teeth Publishing (Aransas Country, United State) (35) The BeZine (Redwood City, California) ( 36) Active Muse ( Pune,India), (37 ) Foreign Literary ( South Korea) ,(38 ) Pensive:  A GlobalJournal OF Spirituality And The Art ( Boston,USA) , (39 ) Otherwise Engaged- Literature And Art Journal ( New Mexico)  , (40 ) CHAOS: The Poetry Vortex ( Long Island,New York) , (41 ) Belladonna Literary Art Magazine ( Prescott- Arizona,USA)  , (42) Aulos:  An Anthology Of English Poetry ( Malda,West Bengal) , (43 ) Trestle Ties ( New York)  , (44 ) Erothanatos Journal ( West Bengal)  , (45 ) The Last Decade by Sonderr Rise Up Journal ( Netherland) , ( 46) Strukturriss Journal ( Cork, Ireland)  , (47 ) The Coachella Review by University Of California Riverside ( California)  , (48 ) Amritanjali- The Journal Of Poetry ( Uttar Pradesh, India)  , (49 ) Poet Unlimited Journal ( South Africa)  ,(50 ) Sequoyah Cherokee River Journal ( America)  , (51 ) The Rational Creature Volume 7 by New York University ( New York)  , (52 ) NNOKO Stories ( Africa)  , (53 ) Baby Babble Litmag ( UK)  , (54 ) Credo Espoir Volume 6 ( French)  , (55 ) Personal Anthology by Trotamundos 103 –Revista Difusion Cultural ( Spain)  , (56 )Humannos Obra Colectiva Internacional ( Argentina)  , (57 )  Audio Poetry Broadcast by Radio Carbono ( Argentina)  ,  ( 58 ) The Faces To The Sun Anthology ( New England ) , ( 59 ) Poet Live Anthology ( Long Iceland ) , ( 60 )    The Woman Inc Anthology ( India ) , ( 61 ) Such Is My Fortune Anthology (America ) , ( 62 ) Literary Garland ( Manipur , India ) , ( 63 ) Highland Inspire Charity Art Magazine ( United Kingdom ) , ( 64 ) Global Insides – The Second Phase ( Milwaukee- Wisconsin , USA ) , ( 65 ) The Strips litmag ( Nigeria ) , ( 66 ) Harpy Hybrid Review ( USA ) , ( 67 ) Dreich Magazine- Dreich 3 Season 2 (   United Kingdom ) , ( 68 ) Poetry Hall Bilingual Journal (  Chicago , USA ) , ( 69 ) Whatcom Watch Newspaper ( Bellingham- Washington , USA ) , ( 70 ) Fae Dreams –A Multiple Author Anthology by Fae Corps Publishing ( USA ) , ( 71 ) CARAVAN : An Anthology OF English Poetry ( West Bengal , India ) , ( 72 ) Writer’s Egg Magazine ( Bristol , UK ) , ( 73 ) AparajitoPatrika – Bangla Poetry Journal ( West Bangal ) , ( 74 ) Jalada Africa ( Nairobi , Kenya ) , ( 75 ) The Original Van Goghs Ear Anthology ( America ) , ( 76 )

 

 

 

Apart from this, his poems have been translated into Croatian, Tagalog (Philippines), Burmese, Swahili (Kenya), Indonesian, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chines, Ukrainian, Russian, Hebrew, Turkish and Indian Language Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Urdu, Gujrati, Arabic and Bengali. A few more languages will be added to the list shortly.

 

Published Book :       (1) Biswakhar Bananikaran, Assamese Poetry book  (Afforestation of faith)

Publisher                   : Assam Sahitya Sabha (Centenary Celebration Committee)

                        (2) When The Tree Weeps (English Poetry translation)

Publisher                    : Literature Light

                                  3. El Amor : Love on the Rocks (Series  Book 1, )

Publisher                    : Ukiyoto Publishing (Canada), 2020         

 

On the anvil

1.      Belito hoi sai aacho tomak (Looking at you turning into the Sun)

2.      Janadiek asamiya Kabir samalochana(Criticism of several Assamese poet)

3.      Guna Moran’s Bangla Poems.

4.      Guna Moran’s Hindi Poems.

 

Also invited to attend Poets conclave at America, Kolkata, Allahabad, Hongkong, Andhra Pradesh, Dellhi, Mumbai, Bangladesh and so on.

 

Profession : Government teacher

Guna Moran

Gelakey College Road

P.O. Gelakey: District : Sivasagar

Phone No – 9678572267

Email – gunagelakey85@gmail.com

 

  

About The translator

Bibekananda Choudhury

 

Bibekananda Choudhury, an electrical engineer by profession working with the State Government of Assam has completed his Masters from BITS-Pilani. He has also earned a diploma in French language from Gauhati University. He has got published works (both original and translated) in Assamese, Bengali & English in popular periodicals and newspapers. His translated poems have been published in 'Indian Literature', the bi-monthly journal of sahitya akademy. 'Suryakatha', the Bengali adaptation done by him of the is being taught in the undergraduate Courses of Banglore University and Post graduate Courses of Gauhati University. A collection of 101 folk tales from the foothills of Patkai translated by him has also been taken up by publication by Gauhati University. He is presently the editor-in-chief of Dimorian Review a multidisciplinary web journal.