Night of the Scorpion by Nissim Ezekiel
“Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel is about how the poet’s mother was stung by a scorpion one rainy night and the ensuing events.
Nissim Ezekiel
Nissim Ezekiel (1924–2004) was one of the finest Indian poets of the emerging modernism in Indian literature. He was not only a pioneer contributor to Indian-English poetry but also a prolific dramatist, critic, broadcaster, and social commentator. Alongside that, he was also a professor of literature. His poetry is full of witticism, symbolism, irony, and wordplay. Explore some of his best-known poems below.