| Intro | Canadian writer |
| Is | Poet |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | female |
Surjeet Kalsey (born in Amritsar, Punjab, India) 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 – Drama 1999
- Woman Words and Strength – Punjabi 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 -Ed. Urdu Poetry in Gurmukhi Script, Tarlochan Publications – 2003
- Rom Rom Vich Jagdey Deevay – Punjabi Poetry, Lokgeet Publications – 2005
- Akas Barmala, Urdu poetry of Zahid Laeeq in Gurmukhi script by Ed. 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
- “Colours of My Heart” English poems, Tarlochan Publications,2011
- “Rung Mandal” poems in Punjabi, Tarlochan Publishers, Chandigarh 2013
Blog: www.surjeetkalsey.wordpress.com