InwardStep Publications

  • Cariappa Annaiah Poetry


  • A new collection of 260 poems which are further reflections on life, living and relationships, directed at a reflective audience. Many address the elephant in the room.
    Published, November 2024
Published, November 2021
Published, 2011 (Out of print)
Published, 2010 (Out of print)
  • Kudos for the first volume of Truisms — mostly, The poems are best summarized in this humorous personal communication from the late Jean Blake White, writer, poet and novelist, “I do love your book - somewhat more the serious poems than the ones that verge toward the humorous but they are all refreshing......... I like very short poems anyway - there are a lot of excessively long poems around these days, pointless ones. Yours, short with points, are very satisfying! And excellent indices as well! It is not my way to be diplomatic about poems unless the poet is actually weeping in my presence, so this is not a result of diplomacy….”

Cariappa Annaiah

Cariappa Annaiah is an eclectic artist and poet, who lived and worked in New England for 22 years before relocating to Greater New Orleans. He holds the designation of Copley artist at the Copley Society of Art, in Boston, the oldest nonprofit art association in America. He is a member of The New England Poetry Club which was founded by Amy Lowell, Robert Frost and Conrad Aiken in 1915. As a poet, he writes extensively about relationships because he believes that the state of relationships, whether with spouse, kids, siblings, friends, colleagues and most definitely with oneself, determines the depth of personal happiness. The poems are short, and pithy, and attempt to present universal truths in a concise and simple format. A common thread runs through his art and poetry –– they are both universal and personal. Click here to visit his website, and view the artwork. Canvas, heirloom quality bookmarks by Cariappa Annaiah are available directly from the artist. Please use the contact form at the bottom of the page to request a catalog of bookmarks.
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