English Literature

There are a lot of writers that I would like to cover through this blog. I would also like to provide you with as much information as I can get on English Literature as we go on. Right now I am doing research regarding this.

Meanwhile I would like to put down my personal list of all-time favourite poets.

• Robert Frost: One of my favourite poets. This poet is so simple, yet in his simplicity lives his greatness. His messages touch the heart; he speaks of humanity, of choices, hard work. The rustic touch can never be missed.

• Sylvia Plath: A poet who made me wake up and READ the poem. There is no subtlety in her, no minced words for her. She is bold and direct. That is why she is at the top of my list.

• Nissim Ezekiel: I don’t know how old I was when I read his “The Night of the Scorpion”, his narrative writing style, his matter-of-fact description, his cynicism, all make him a giant amongst Indian writing in English. He is, therefore, my first choice for an Indian poet.

•   Emily Dickinson: A genius who was not recognised during her life, her poems are as much an enigma as the poet herself. Her poems tug at my heartstrings, there is something in her that I totally identify with. Naturally, she is among my all-time best poets.

•  Toru Dutt: If Emily’s genius was not recognised during her time, Toru passed away even before her genius could be truly realised. As comfortable in English and French as she was in her own mother tongue, this prodigy finds a mention for her unmatched talent here.

• Wordsworth: How can any list on poetry be complete without the master poet himself? Because he gave us poetry par excellence, because he showed a new direction to poetry, because his poems have become world’s most popular quotable quotes, Wordsworth makes it to my list.

• Keats: Because I fell in love with his talent the first time I read his poem. The love affair continues…

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