Anar (Issath Rehana Azeem) has been writing poetry in Tamil since the 1990s. Her works include Oviem Varaiyathe Thurikai, Enakkuk Kavithai Mukam, Perunkadal Podukiren, Utal Paccai Vaanam and Potupotuththa Mazhaiththooththal (a collection of Tamil folk songs from Sri Lanka).
Several of her poems have been translated into English and have appeared in journals that include Beyond borders – the SAARC journal (2008) , Talisman - a journal of contemporary poetry and poetics (2010) and Tamil woman’s poetry: A current of contemporary voices (2009, Sahitya Akademi).
Her books have won several awards, most notably the Government of Sri Lanka's National Literature Award , the Tamil Literary Garden’s (Canada) Poetry Award and the Vijay TV Excellence in the Field of Literature (Sigaram Thotta Pengal) Award. Anar writes regularly on her blog, >anarsrilanka.blogspot.com . She lives with her husband and son in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka at Sainthamaruthu.
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