Poet Vairamuthu

VAIRAMUTHU-
The 'Emperor of Poetry' who rules the Hearts of the Tamil youth

From Atlanta to Australia, wherever Tamils live, Vairamuthu is a household name. He is definitely an icon for Tamils who have a flair for literature. Hailed as a role model of young poets, he deserves all the praise showered on him by all sects of people.
Kannadasan, a magnanimous personality, openly accepted the fact that Vairamuthu is second to none in his creative talents and poetic genius. In cinema Vairamuthu has achieved a Himalayan victory in a very young age.
He is well-versed in conventional poetry and his talent in poetic symposia is unique.
His genius in technique and his maturity in contents are a rare combination.
Many people boasted of their English knowledge and always quoted Ezra Pound and T.S.Eliot whenever they wanted to speak of Tamil poetry.
But Vairamuthu by his superb poetic works made everybody keep mum.
In Seventies everybody hailed Imagism and quoted English quotations to explain images in Tamil poetry.
If you just have a look of Vairamuthu's poems his creativity and powerful images will astound you.
In 1972 he has authored a poem under the title 'Waves'.
Here in this poem you can see a multitude of poetic images, which are unique in their form and content.

Waves