PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
– Kalpna Singh-Chitnis Awarded at the 30th Poseidonia–Paestum International Poetry Prize in Italy. Paestum, Italy — May 20, 2025 — Renowned Indian-American poet, filmmaker, and literary activist Kalpna Singh-Chitnis has been awarded First Prize (Foreign Poets Section) at the prestigious 30th Poseidonia–Paestum International Poetry Prize
“To be killed in a war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst. To be forgotten is the worst.” ~ Pierre Claeyssens – This poem is dedicated to all warrior poets and writers who have fought in wars, and to the poets and writers who have been the victims of wars. Let’s not forget them and their sacrifices.
With the rain, we shall return to life again, the last tree standing in the forest said, before falling into the bushfire. The animals fled their homes. A mother koala, scorched, went looking for her baby, limping on the charred ground. The birds abandoned their nests and flew to fetch clouds from far skies. No one really knows how many birds and animals died, how many trees fell, offering their last sermons, but the earth. The earth remembers everything…
