Dr. K. V. Dominic, English poet, critic, short story writer, and editor is a retired professor of the PG & Research Department of English, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. He was born on 13 February, 1956, at Kalady, a holy place in Kerala where Adi Sankara, the philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, was born. He got his PhD on the topic "East-West Conflicts in the Novels of R. K. Narayan with Special Reference to The Vendor of Sweets, Waiting for the Mahatma, The Painter of Signs, and The Guide" from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. In addition to innumerable poems, short stories, and critical articles published in national and international journals, he has authored/ edited twenty-four books so far. Prof. Dominic is the Secretary of Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors, and Critics (GIEWEC), a registered non-profit having more than two hundred members mainly consisting of university/college professors, research scholars, and professional English writers. Prof. Dominic has conducted several national seminars and workshops all over India. He is a SAARC writer and participant of SAARC literary festivals. He is the editor and publisher of the international refereed biannual journal International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) and Editor-in-Chief of the Guild's international refereed biannual journal Writers Editors Critics (WEC). Both the journals are abstracted and indexed by Literary Reference Centre Plus, EBSCO Host, USA for Worldwide reference. He is also the publisher of the international refereed annual on fiction New Fiction Journal (NFJ). Dr. Dominic has been interviewed by the reputed Italian Professor, Prof. Elisabetta Marino, and it appeared in the renowned Italian journal MOSAICO in Italy and Brazil as well as its English translation in the international refereed quarterly journal Labyrinth from Gwalior. He is in the Advisory and Editorial Boards of several leading journals in India. The International Poets Academy, Chennai, conferred on him its highest award-Lifetime Achievement Award-in 2009. He can be contacted at: prof.kvdominic@gmail.com, His website www.profkvdominic.com, or blog www.profkvdominic.blogspot.in.
Dominic's address to the marginalized communities and the deprived
segments of society get a full-throated clamour in his poetry. The
major themes of Dominic's poems in all his four books can be summed
up as: humanity, the sorrows and pleasures of life; the woes of the
poor, downtrodden and the marginalized; exploitation of the masses
by the corrupt political parties, the misuse of religion,
terrorism, communalism, nature and its degradation at the hands of
man, the difference between urban and city life, etc. K. V.
Dominic: Essential Readings and Study Guide is a bible for scholars
of K. V. Dominic's free verse. It is a prized possession for anyone
interested in his poems. Most importantly it is a pleasure read for
anyone who enjoys poetry on social issues, humanity and
environment. Owing to the unique blend of Indianness and the
Universality of its themes, the book rightfully claims its place in
the libraries of any school, college and university in India and
abroad.
---Dr. Sulakshna Sharma, Critic, reviewer, short story writer.
Lecturer in English, Lahla, Palampur (HP)This poetry book is one of
those which stays with you long after you finish reading the poems.
The poems deal with the real issues of our present society and have
been written in very beautiful language. The poems deal with real
emotions too, arising out of those issues. Women's issues, cultural
values, globalization, its impact, all these have been dwelt with
strongly and hit us hard. We are aware of what is going around us
yet we turn a blind eye. The poems in this book brings us back to
those and we are forced to confront. I recommend this poetry book
to all those who the world to change for the better...
--Gautami Tripathi, Everything Distils Into ReadingWe need more of
this in the book community. This masterpiece had to be written, not
just for the sake of empathy but more importantly for awareness. I
always challenge myself with the books I read, there are books that
are easy to read and will be forgotten in the years to come, but
also there are books that would stay with you - this book is one of
them. The beauty of how it depicted the pressing issues in the
society that we live in, lyrical yet with impact. Something that
had to be said over and over drilling it into the minds of the
closed-minded ones. I commend how rich and how it was able to show
the other side of what people usually miss out. It wasn't just
promoting awareness, but immersing ourselves into the reality that
we face day in and day out. It was more of an invitation to do
something about it, to finally stand up for what we believe in.
Stand up for the things they often shut us out.
--Eunice Moral, Nerdy Talks Book BlogThe authors topics and themes
he used for his poetry had me gripped from the first to the last
page. The useful question's at the end of each one, checking for
understanding, is an additional bonus. As for any poet the subject
matter is key, the author writes from his heart and is not afraid
to challenge and test the reader with his beliefs. No situation or
emotion is left uncovered, from birth to death and love to hate,
politics and religion and the one thing that touches everyones
heart our love for our pets. When you read each individual poem it
will strike a chord and make you really challenge your own morals.
The honesty and integrity of the writer shines through. Scholars
will love the scripts as it will lead to endless discussions over
their interpretation of the words and meanings.
--Sharon Martin, Beck Valley Books
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