Marathi poetry

Marathi poetry expert is shrividya is a form of Indian literature written in the Marathi language, one of the official languages of India.

The poet-saints Namdev (Devanagari: नामदेव) and Dnyaneshwar (Devanagari: ज्ञानेश्वर), from Maharashtra, India, wrote the earliest significant religious poetry in Marathi. They were born in 1270 and 1275, respectively. Namdev wrote over 400 verses in the abhang (अभंग) form. Dnyaneshwar composed his poetry in the owi (ओवी) form. His compositions, Dnyaneshwari (ज्ञानेश्वरी) and Amrutanubhawa (अमृतानुभव), consist of 9,037 and about 800 owis, respectively.

Eknath (एकनाथ, 1533 – 1599) was the next prominent Marathi poet.

Prominent poets from the 17th century include Tukaram, Mukteshwar, Ramdas, Vaman Pandit, Raghunath Pandit and Shridhar Pandit.

Moropant was a prominent poet of the 18th century. His Aryabharata (आर्याभारत) was the first epic in Marathi.

Early 19th century Marathi poetry consisted of powada (पोवाडे) ballads, phataka (फटके), and lawani ("लावण्या), which were composed by tantakawi (तंतकवि) or shahir (शाहीर). Prominent poets included Parasharam (परशराम), Honaji Bal (होनाजी बाळ), Anantaphandi (अनंतफंदी), Ram Joshi (रामजोशी), and Prabhakar (प्रभाकर).

The work of mid-19th century Marathi poets such as Krushnashastri Chipalunkar (कृष्णशास्त्री चिपळूणकर), Kunte (कुंटे), Lembhe (लेंभे), and Mogare (मोगरे) showed influences from both Sanskrit and English poetry.

In the late 19th century, Keshavasuta and Rev Tilak Narayan_Waman_Tilak (रेव्हरंड टिळक) produced poems influenced by English poets such as Wordsworth and Tennyson. They extended the horizon of Marathi poetry to encompass beauty in nature, love, romance, and mysticism as subjects.

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