Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry

The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing poetry of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. ^[1][2][3]

Awardees

Year	Book	Author	Image
1959	Kaliyachan	P. Kunhiraman Nair
1960	Malanaattil	K. K. Raja
1961	Vishwadarshanam	G. Sankara Kurup
1962	Sargasangeetham	Vayalar Ramavarma
1963	Muthassi	Balamani Amma
1964	Kayppavallari	Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon
1965	Avil Pothi	V. K. Govindan Nair
1966	Manikyaveena	Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup
1967	Kathakavithakal	Olappamanna
1968	Paathira Pookkal	Sugathakumari
1969	Oru Pidi Nellikka	Edasseri Govindan Nair
1970	Gandhiyum Godseyum	N. V. Krishna Warrier
1971	Balidarshanam	Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
1972	Agni Salabhangal	O. N. V. Kurup
1973	Udyana Soonam	M. P. Appan
1974	Kottayile Pattu	Punaloor Balan
1975	Ayyappa Panikerude Krithikal	Ayyappa Paniker
1976	Vilakku Koluthoo	Pala Narayanan Nair
1977	Rajapatha	Chemmanam Chacko
1978	Siprabhatham	Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan
1979	Bhumigeethangal	Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
1980	Decemberile Manjuthullikal	Nalankal Krishna Pillai
1981	Ottakkambiyulla Thamburu	P. Bhaskaran
1982	Kadammanittayude Kavithakal	Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan
1983	Kalikalam	M. N. Paloor
1984	Aayiram Naavulla Mounam	Yusufali Kechery
1985	Saptaswaram	G. Kumara Pillai
1986	Saphalamee Yathra	N. N. Kakkad
1987	Kunjunni Kavithakal	Kunjunni Mash
1988	Kilimozhikal	Madhavan Ayyappath
1989	Ivanekkoodi	K. Satchidanandan
1990	Pulakkattu Raveendrante Kavithakal	Pulakkattu Raveendran
1991	Nishagandhi	P. Narayana Kurup
1992	Narakam Oru Premakavitha Ezhuthunnu	D. Vinayachandran
1993	Naranath Bhranthan	V. Madhusoodhanan Nair
1994	Mriga Shikshakan	Vijayalakshmi
1995	Arkkapoornima	Prabha Varma
1996	Attoor Ravi Varmayude Kavithakal	Attoor Ravi Varma
1997	Akshara Vidya	K. V. Ramakrishnan
1998	K. G. Sankara Pillayude Kavithakal 1969–1996	K. G. Sankara Pillai
1999	Veyil Thinnunna Pakshi	A. Ayyappan
2000	Chamatha	Neelamperoor Madhusoodanan Nair
2001	Balachandran Chullikkadinte Kavithakal	Balachandran Chullikkadu
2002	Kaanekkaane	P. P. Ramachandran
2003	Kavitha	R. Ramachandran
2004	Nellikkal Muraleedharante Kavithakal	Nellikkal Muraleedharan
2005	Kshanapathram	P. P. Sreedharanunni
2006	Aalmara	Rafeeq Ahammed
2007	Cherian K. Cheriante Thiranjedutha Kavithakal	Cherian K. Cherian
2008	Enniloode	Ezhacherry Ramachandran
2009	Mudra	N. K. Desam
2010	Kavitha	Mullanezhi
2011[4]	Keezhalan	Kureepuzha Sreekumar
2012[5]	Uppante Kooval Varakkunnu	S. Joseph
2013[6]	O! Nishada	K R Tony
2014[7]	Idikkaloori Panampattadi	P. N. Gopikrishnan
2015[8]	Hemanthathile Pakshi	S. Ramesan
2016[9]	Ammaye Kulippikkumpol	Savithri Rajeevan
2017[10]	Mindaprani	Veerankutty
2018[11]	Budha Pournami	V. M. Girija
2019[12]	Rathri Pantrandarakku Oru Tharattu	P. Raman
	Kothiyan	M. R. Renukumar
2020[13]	Taj Mahal	O. P. Suresh
2021[14]	Mehaboob Express	Anwar Ali
2022[15]	Kadalasuvidya	N. G. Unnikrishnan
2023[16]	Theranjedutha Kavithakal	Kalpatta Narayanan