Modern poetry has permeated all levels of social life today and is recording its range. The realities of life are material today. Poetry in particular is being recorded as the voice of the oppressed, the marginalized, the gender-disenfranchised, the homeless and the stateless. Poet Tamilachi Thangapandian is a proof of the statement that ‘poets are mirrors of time’. Her poems convey the conditions of human life realistically without any fiction. ‘Manjanathi’ has highlighted the current state of human life activities through a collection of poems. In particular, this article highlights how urban life has changed human activities and how migration from rural to urban areas has brought about human changes.

1. Tamilachi Thangapandian. Manjanathi. Chennai, Uyirmai Publishers, 2009.
2. Vallikannan. Origin and Development of Tamil Poetry. Chennai, New Century Book House pvt Ltd. 2000.