Ezekiel’s Poet, Lover and Birdwatcher – A Poem about Poetic Experience

Abstract

In the field of literature, poetry is always considered as the best and finest medium to express personal feelings and thoughts. Since the ages, poetry has remained favourite form for the many great minds to reveal inner expression in a delightful way. However, nobody is able to tell exactly what is poetry? Or how a poem comes into existence? The question what is poetry is as difficult as writing a poem itself. The present paper is an attempt to study the creative process of writing a poem with the reference to Nissim Ezekiel’s poem, Poet, Lover and Birdwatcher. Nissim Ezekiel is regarded as a versatile poet and a Man of letters who has enriched Indian English poetry through his poetic creation. The selected poem Poet, Lover and Birdwatcher provides beautiful description to understand the mechanics of crafting a poem and creative process. This present paper will focus on Nissim Ezekiel’s views on creative process of writing a poem and to recognize Ezekiel’s contribution in the development of Modern Indian English poetry.