Bombay Poets
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2022) |
Bombay Poets (or, Bombay School of Poets) was one of the founding school of poets of Indian English literature of the post-independence era, consisting of both prose and verse. It was located in the geographical located in Bombay (now, Mumbai). Several members of the same are credited with redefining Indian English poetry as well as the perception of Indian poets abroad. The school began in the 1960s with prominent names like Nissim Ezekiel, R. Parthasarathy, Dom Moraes, Adil Jussawalla and many more gathering at Kala Ghoda where they would all sit and discuss about literature, present their own works & critically analyse others work. Due to their international acclaim, they have also performed their works at cultural capitals like Soho (in London), New York, and many more of such places. Their selected works have also been achieved at the Cornell University Library.[1]
Their works remain largely influential till date in India, and have inspired many generations of authors & poets.[2][3][4][5]
List of Bombay Poets
[edit]- Nissim Ezekiel
- R. Parthasarathy
- Dom Moraes
- Adil Jussawalla
- Arvind Krishna Mehrotra[6]
- Dilip Chitre
- Gieve Patel
- Ranjit Hoskote
- Eunice de Souza
- Jerry Pinto
- Annie Zaidi
- Arun Kolatkar
- Santan Rodrigues
- Rochelle Potkar
References
[edit]- ^ "Bombay Poets Archive | DCAPS". dcaps.library.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ Silgardo, Dustin (2015-03-14). "In Mumbai, the poetry never ends". mint. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ lindsaypereira (2020-01-08). "The Poets of Bombay That Time Forgot". Medium. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ Kumar, Anu (31 May 2017). "This book unpacks the enigma of Arun Kolatkar and the many passions of the 'Bombay poets'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Bombay Poets | Jaya's blog". Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ Hasan, Anjum. "The forgotten story of a poetry publishing collective". The Caravan. Retrieved 2022-03-15.