Which is the most anthologised Indian poem in English? This question leads Karthik Venkatesh on a literary quest through the pages of some popular anthologies of Indian and Western literatures. Was the poem “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel the most anthologised Indian English poem ever? It seems that the most anthologised poem was not an Ezekiel one, but one by Gieve Patel. But since “Scorpion” and “Tree” probably figure a great deal more are in school textbooks, that perhaps bolsters their case for being the most-anthologised Indian English poems.

Source: The Star December 15, 2018 12:00 UTC