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A eulogy to Eunice: An Indian English poet who walked freely with language
Chintan Girish Modi
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To be a student of English literature at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and not be taught by the legendary poet Eunice de Souza (1940-2017), is the worst kind of misfortune, I am told. She had retired by the time I joined the college but tales and tributes shared by her students, peers and colleagues make me wonder about the kind of teacher she was. Instead of mourning what could have been, I enjoy getting to know her through the poems that she left behind.
One of these, titled 'Meeting Poets', is among my all-time favourites. She writes, 'Meeting poets I
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