Awards & Honours
1. Kerala Sahitya Akademi C.B. Kumar Award for Essays, Kerala, 1984.
2. The Best Public Observer Prize, Indian Youth Association, Kerala,1986.
3. Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry, Kerala, 1989.
4. Srikant Verma Fellowship for Poetry Translation, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, 1990.
5. Oman Cultural Centre Award for Total Literary Contribution, Oman U.A.E., 1993.
6. Mahakavi Ulloor Award for Poetry, Kerala, 1996.
7. Mahakavi P.Kunhiraman Nair Award for Poetry, Kerala,1997.
8. Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Samvatsar Award for Poetry, Kolkata, 1998.
9. Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama, Kerala, 1999.
10. Senior Fellowship from Department of Culture, Govt. of India, 1999.
11. Ganakrishti Puraskar for Poetry, Kolkata, 2000.
12. Kumaran Asan Award for poetry, Chennai, 2000.
13. Odakkuzhal Award for poetry, Kerala, 2001.
14. Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue, Kerala, 2001.
15. Manaveeyam Cultural Mission (Govt. of Kerala) memento for ‘Service to Humanity through Literature’, 2001.
16. Baharain Kerala Samaj Award for Total Literary Contribution, Baharain, U.A.E., 2002.
17. Gangadhar Meher National Award for Poetry, Sambalpur University, Orissa,2002.
18. Pandalam Kerala Verma Award for Poetry, Kerala, 2005.
19. Bappureddy National Award for Literature, Hyderabad, A.P. 2005.
20. Vayalar Award for Poetry, Kerala, 2005.
21. Friendship Medal, Govt. of Poland, 2005.
22. ‘Sahityasree’, Title, Hindi Sammelan, Delhi, 2006.
23. Knighthood of the Order of Merit, Govt. of Italy, 2006.
24. Dante Medal, Ravenna, Italy ,2006.
25. Sree Kerala Varma Sahitya Puraskaram, 2006.
26. K.Kuttikrishnan Memorial Award for Poetry, Kerala , 2007.
27. Subrahmanya Shenoi Memorial Award for Total Literary Contribution,2008.
28. Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award, Kuwait,2009.
29. N. T. Rama Rao Narional Literary Award, Hyderabad, 2009.
30. Birla Fellowship for Comparative Literature, Delhi, 2009.
31. Patmaprabha Puraskaram , Kerala, 2009.
32. Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation, Kerala, 2010.
33. C. P . Menon Award for Literary Criticism, Kerala , 2010.
34. Fellow , Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Kerala , 2011.
35. Name shortlisted for Nobel Prize – in the first ten possible names-by Ladbroke Site.
36. Kusumagraj National Award for Poetry, YBCM Open University,Nashik, Maharashtra, 2012.
37. Green India Excellence Award for Literature, 2012.
38. Sahitya Akademi Award for Malayalm ,2012.
39. Kamala Surayya Award, Dubai , 2013.
40. Kuvempu National Award for Poetry, 2014.
41. Kerala Sahiya Parishad Award for Total Contribution, 2014.
42. State Bank of Travancore Golden Award, 2014.
43. Manappuram VCPatmanabhan Memorial Award, 2014.
44. Muttath Varkey Memorial Award for the poem , ‘Malayalam’, 2015.
45. Mohammed Bin Rashid International Award for Poetry for Peace, Dubai, UAE, 2016.
46. V. Aravindakshan Memorial Award for Total Contribution, 2016.
47. Kanhangad Kavyavedi Award for Poetry, 2016.
48. Kamala Surayya Award for Total Contribution, 2017.
49. Vengayil Kunhirman Nayanar Kesari Award for Total Contribution, 2017.
50. P. GovindaPillai Award for contribution to literature and society, 2017.
51. Ezhuthachhan Award for total literary contribution, 2017.
52. E.K. Divakaran Potti Award for Literary Translation, 2018.
53. Kavisamrat Upendra Bhanja National Award for Poetry,Orissa 2018
54. Thunchath Ezhuhachan Award, Govt of Kerala, 2018
55. Chiranthana Kalasamithi Award, Dubai, UAE, 2018
56. E K Divakaran Potti Award for Translation, 2018
57. P. Govinda Pillai Foundation Award, 2018
58. Navamalayali Cultural Award, Kerala, 2019
59. Kaliyachhan Poetry Award, Kerala, 2019
60. KSSF Award for Literature, Kerala, 2019
61. Tata Poet Laureate Award, Bombay, 2019
62. Mathrubhumi Literature Award, 2020
63. ONV Memorial Award, University of Kerala, 2020
64. Yuvakalasahiti Award, 2021
65. Kollam Library Council Award, 2021
66. State Library Council Award, 2021
67. V V K Award from Kathiroor Co-op Bank, 2021
68. I V Das Award, 2022
69. Basheer Award, 2022
70. Deshabhimani Award for Poetry, 2022
71. Kunjikuttan Thampuran Award, 2022
72. Kanhaiyahlal Sethia Award, Jaipur, 2022
73. Meem Award for the Best Poem of the Year , Calicut, 2023
74. Dr K A Bhaskaran Memorial Bhaskareyam Award, 2024
75. T. Ubaid Award for Poetry, 2024
National and International Representations as poet
1. Valmiki World Poetry Festival, New Delhi, 1985.
2. Sarajevo Poetry Days, Yugoslavia, 1985.
3. ‘Kavibharati’, National Poets’ Meet, Bhopal, 1987.
4. National Poets’ Meet, Hyderabad, 1988.
5. ‘Kavita Asia’, Asian Poetry Festival , Bhopal, 1988.
6. Festival of India in the U.S.S.R., Moscow-Riga, 1988.
7. SAARC Poets’ Meet, Calcutta,1992.
8. Reading and lecture tour, Oman, 1993.
9. Festival of India in China, Beijing, 1994.
10. One Poet Reading, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal,1994.
11. ‘Abrittiloke’ Poetry Festival, Calcutta, 1994.
12. International Poetry Biennale, Ivry, France, 1997.
13. Writers’ Exchange Programme, Sweden, 1997.
14. Reading and Lecture Tour, U.S.A., 1997.
15. Writers’ Exchange Programme, Italy, 1999.
16. Reading and Lecture tour, Dubai, Sharjah, 2001.
17. Reading and Lecture tour, Bahrain, 2002.
18. Reading at the Indian Ambassador’s Residence, Rome, 2002.
19. ‘Prentemps des Poetes’, Paris, La Rochelle, Marseilles, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2003.
20. National Poets’ Meet, Surat, 2003.
21. Multilingual Poets’ Meet, Bangalore, 2003.
22. Reading and Lecture, Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, Chandigarh, 2003.
23. National Poets’ Meet, Kolkata, 2003.
24. National Poets’ Meet, Goa, 2003.
25. National Poets’ Meet, Delhi 2004.
26. Kumaran Asan Memorial National Poets’ Meet, Trivandrum, 2004.
27. Poetry Readings at Latakai and Aleppo Universities, Syria, 2004.
28. Kavyabharati, National Poets’ Meet, Mumbai, 2004.
29. National Mushaira, Goa, 2004.
30. Face to Face : Punjabi Sahitya Akademi, Ludhiana, 2004.
31. Poetry Reading at Lahore, Pakistan 2004.
32. Kavibharati, Indian Triennale of Poetry, Bhopal, 2005.
33. Berlin Literary Festival, Germany,2005.
34. Leipzig Book Fair, Germany, 2006.
35. Abu Dhabi Book Fair, UAE, 2006.
36. Frankfurt Book Fair,Germany,2005, 2006.
37. Reading at the House of Literature and Languages, Bonn,2005,2006.
38. Paris book Fair, 2007.
39. SAARC Writers Meet, 2007,Delhi.
40. Jaipur Literary Festival, Jaipur,2008.
41. Indo-Arab Litfest, Abu-Dhabi,2008.
42. Prakriti Poetry Festival,Chennai,2008.
43. Asia Pacific Lit.Conference, Delhi,2008.
44. Kovalam International Literary Festival,Trivandrum,2008.
45. Kritya International Poetry Festival, Chandigarh, 2008.
46. Delhi International Literary Festival, 2008.
47. Jaipur International Literary Festival, 2009,2010,2011.
48. London Book Fair, 2009.
49. Reading at Kellogg College, Oxford, 2009.
50. Moscow Book Fair (2009).
51. Reading at Dubai with the Arab Translator, Shihab Ghanem, 2009.
52. Reading at Tsinhua University, Beijing 2010.
53. Blue Metroplolis Literary Festival, Montreal , 2011.
54. Hay Festival, Trivandrum , 2011.
55. Wales International Poetry Meet, Wales, 2011.
56. Poetry Connections Readings, Manchester ,2011.
57. Hay Festival Poetry Gala, Trivandrum,2011.
58. Samnvay Literary Festival, Delhi, 2011.
59. Kritya International Poetry Festival, Trivandrum, 2011.
60. Rótterdam Poetry Festival, Netherlands, 2012.
61. Guwahati Book fair and Literary Festival, Chief Guest, 2012.
62. Medellín Poetry Festival, Colombia, 2013.
63. Festival of India in Latin America, 2013.
64. Kritya Internacional Poetry Festival, 2013.
65. Sharajah Bookfair, 2013.
66. Delhi Internacional Art and Literature Festival, 2014.
67. Indian Ocean Rim Association Poetry Festival, Delhi, 2014.
68. Shabad: World Poetry Festival, Delhi, 2014.
69. Vilenica Literary Festival, Slovenia, 2014.
70. Readings , Madrid, Avila, Soria- Spain, 2015.
71. Vilenica Poetry Festival, 2015.
72. Sharjah International Book Fair, 2015, 16.
73. BRICS Literary Conference, Beijing, 2017.