Surjeet Kalsey

Surjeet Singh Kalsey [ [http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/kalsey_surjeet.html Voices from the Gaps] ] (born 30 July, 1944, in Amritsar, Punjab, India) [W. H. New, ed. "Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada." Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002. 572.] is a Canadian poet, dramatist, short story writer and translator who lives in British Columbia and writes in both Punjabi and English.

After receiving a Master's Degree in English and Punjabi Literature from Punjab University, Chandigarh, she worked as the Punjabi Regional News Anchor for All India Radio more than five years. Kalsey earned a Master's in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia and worked as a freelance writer, interpreter, and translator for several years. She earned a fourth Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of British Columbia, after which she has worked as a family therapist and bi-lingual instructor at the Vancouver Community College teaches Court & Health Interpreting Certification Program. She has published a dozen books.

Works

* "Paunan Nal Guftagoo" - Punjabi Poetry - 1979
* "Speaking to the Winds" - Poetry English - 1982
* "Foot Prints of Silence" - Poetry English - 1988
* "Saffron Leaves: an anthology of Canadian Punjabi Literature" - 1992
* "Glimpses of Twentieth Century Punjabi Poetry in English Translation" - 1992
* "Distant Women" - Short Fiction - 1994
* "Sat Parayian" - Collection of Short Stories - 1994
* "Behind the Palace Doors" - 1999
* "Women, Words, and Shakti" - 1999
* "Woman Words and Strength" - Poetry - 2000
* "Aurat Shabad Te Shakti" - Punjabi Poetry - 2000
* "Daughters Behind the Palace Doors" - Drama - 2000
* "Mahlin Wasdiyan Dhian" - Collection of One-Act Plays - 2000
* "Prof. Mohan Singh (Punjabi poet) & Faiz Ahmed Faiz (Urdu Poet)- Identical and comparative Study" - 2003
* "Faiz Ahmed Faiz - Kav Sagar" - Urdu Poetry in Gurmukhi Script, Tarlochan Publications - 2003
* "Rom Rom Vich Jagdey Deevay" - Punjabi Poetry, Lokgeet Publications - 2005
* "Akas Barmala", Urdu poetry of Zahis Laeeq in Gurmukho script by Surjeet Kalsey, 2006.
* "Naam Tiharey" - Punjabi Poetry, Akhar Publications - 2006
* "Aurat Ton Aurat Tak - Surjeet Kalsey's Literary Journey" - Ed. by Dr.Sharnajit Kaur, Tarlochan Publications - 2007
* "Katha Teri Meri", Short Stories, Tarlochan Publications, 2008.

References

* [http://www.ryerson.ca/library/events/asian_heritage/kalsey.html Ryerson University - Asian Heritage in Canada: Authors - Kalsey, Surjeet] - Accessed 07/07/08
* [http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=3719 BC BookWorld Author Bank: KALSEY, Surjeet] - Accessed 07/07/08