Innocent Sousa
Inocencio Antonio Mariano De Sousa (26 July 1879 – 31 July 1962) was an Indian poet and writer, who wrote in the English language. He is mentioned in The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian Poetry: 1828–1965 and listed, early on among Indian writers in English, in the books-received section of the 1912-founded Poetry journal.
Innocent Sousa
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- Innocent Sousa
- Birth Name
- Inocencio Antonio Mariano De Sousa
- Born
- 26 July 1879
- Birthplace
- Bombay, British India
- Died
- 31 July 1962
- Education
- St.
- Occupation
- poet
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• Name — Innocent Sousa • Birth Name — Inocencio Antonio Mariano De Sousa • Born — 26 July 1879 • Birthplace — Bombay, British India • Died — 31 July 1962 • Employer — India Post, Bombay, later Poona • Office — Deputy Postmaster General, Belgaum • Citizenship — India • Education — St. Xavier's College, Bombay
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Current recognition
A hundred years later, mention of De Sousa's work can still be found in cyberspace, though the actual texts are not easily accessible. He has also not been adequately understood in his own home-state of Goa.
Both prose and poetry
Both prose and poetry
De Sousa has been listed under both the prose as well as the poetry sections in a study conducted by the University Libraries University of Washington Research Guide on South Asian literature in English for the Pre-Independence period. This was undertaken initially compiled by Irene Joshi.
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Work mentioned
Five of De Sousa's books are mentioned on amazon.co.uk, but with the mention that the books "are not currently available".
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De Sousa is said to have been listed among the top 500 living poets of the world in a book published by Mitre Press, London in 1932, titled Principal Poets of the World Volume I [1] 1930–31.
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