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Gieve Patel

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EVENING

EVENING

EVENING

Our English host was gracious
We were soon at ease;
Or almost:
The servants
were watching.

© 1966, Gieve Patel
From: Poems
Publisher: Nissim Ezekiel, Mumbai

Gieve Patel

Gieve Patel

Born in 1940, Gieve Patel is an important presence in the history of modern Indian poetry in English. He is a poet, playwright and painter, as well as a doctor by profession. He has written three books of poetry (Poems, How Do You Withstand, Body and Mirrored Mirroring); three plays (Princes, Savaksa and Mr Behram); and held several exhibitions of his paintings in India and abroad. He lives in ...

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EVENING

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EVENING

Our English host was gracious
We were soon at ease;
Or almost:
The servants
were watching.

From: Poems

EVENING

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