Thiruvananthapuram:
Noted Malayalam poets Rose Mary and Anvar Ali represented Kerala at a meet of south Indian poets in Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh, which began on Friday.
The two-day meet, aimed at promoting the language and literature of South India, has been organised by Dravidian University.
L Thomas Kutty, an upcoming poet from Kerala, also represented Malayalam in the symposium which a number of well-known Tamil, Kannada and Telugu language poets attended.
A Dravidian University release said noted Tamil poet Narayanan Sukumaran delievered the keynote address.
Feminist and Dalit poets had made Tamil literature more democratic, Mr Narayanan said in his address.
The meet was held in connection with the anniversary celebrations of the university based in Kuppam.
Forty saplings would also be planted on the university campus as part of the meet, the release said.