Azhiyal who translated them from English to Tamil is a prominent writer in Australia. She translated 36 selected poems written by poets with Aboriginal backgrounds.

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“Tamil literature defines landscape into five: Ainthinai — Kurunji, Mullai, Neidhal, Marutham, and Palai. More than 100 poems have been written based on these classifications,” points out ...