Dr. Stephan Gill World Poetry Featured Poet!

STEPHEN GILL, A Profile

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Poet Laureate of Ansted University and also an expressive voice of Canada, India and Pakistan, Stephen Gill writes usually from the point of global peace and social concerns. He has authored more than twenty books, including novels, literary criticism, and collections of poems. His poetry and prose have appeared in more than five hundred publications, mostly in Canada, the United States of America and India. He has also written and published book reviews, research papers on writers and on world peace.

Stephen Gill has received awards and recognitions, including four honorary doctorates; and Laureate Man of Letters from United Poets Laureate International; Sahir Award of Honor from Sahir Cultural Society, Panjab, India; Plaque from the World Council of Asian Churches (Canada); Pegasus International Poetry for Peace Award (Poetry in the Arts, Inc., Texas); The Best Poet of Peace Award for the year 1993 from Roger Cable 11 (Canada); and The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal.

Stephen Gill was born in Sialkot, Pakistan, where he passed his early childhood and grew in India. After teaching in Ethiopia for three years, he migrated to England before settling in Canada. He studied at Meerut College (Agra University), University of Ottawa (Canada), and Oxford University (England). He is an Adjunct Professor of EAU (Europe/American University)

WebSites:
www.stephengill.ca
www.stephengillcriticism.info
www.stephengillcriticism.ca
http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_profile.asp?mem=638&L=G

Ariadne Sawyer MA is honoured to recive the International  Peace Award from Dr. Gill and the Writer’s Lifeline:
“WRITER’S LIFELINE INTERNATIONAL PEACE AWARD Confers upon ARIADNE SAWYER
FOR THE YEAR 2011

This award is in recognition of outstanding achievement
AS A POET for dedication to the cause of inspiring writers
and poets through conferences, lectures, readings, personal
counseling and for extending the frontiers of the human family
by paving a path of love and understanding.

 To be presented at International Festival organized by World Poetry on
May 15, 2011″

The other WRITER’S LIFELINE INTERNATIONAL PEACE AWARD is presented to
Prof. Dr. NDR Chandra edits Journal of Literature, Culture & Media Studies.
He is a Fullbright-Nehru Post-doctoral Fellow at Brown University, Providence RI, USA, and Professor of English at Nagaland University Kohima, India. As a literary critic, he has authored several books. He is a prominent scholar. Our best wishes to him on recieving such an important award.

POEMS ABOUT WAR

WAR IS FRAUD

Made a hero

for the orders

and the kills

on the fields.

 

Had a medal

service rendered

for no cause

of his own.

 

Back at land

broke a hand

of a man

for a cause.

 

In the prison

often thought

about the war

and its fraud.

 

HOUNDS OF WAR

When

the hounds of war

ravage

the luxuriant pastures of prosperity

melodies of the dove slumber

under the foliage of the rainbow

of discontent.

 

The sun

saluting the dismal flag

of the stinking atmosphere

appears to mock

the robots of fire.

 

The dove pleads

that the dance of the hounds

be stopped

to let her pacifying carol

fortify human muscles

to build more Taj Mahals.

 

IF THERE BE A THIRD WORLD WAR

If another war breaks out

no one may survive

to watch 

the white front of the moon

that is often so  fascinating

and to sit in  pleasant warmth

of the sunshine

or be captivated by the vastness 

of an unmoving glossy ocean

under a starlit stilly night.

 

The clear blue skies will glow 

through the mist and rains

seasons may come and go 

but no singer to glorify  them

and also

the gleam from the moon

glancing off the ruffled lakes.

 

Mother shall be lonesome

gases hover on her

the hounds of disease wander

living will be

worse than dying

Dr. Stephan Gill (c)