Eunice de Souza


Eunice de Souza was an Indian English language poet, literary critic and novelist. Among her notable books of poetry are Women in Dutch painting, Ways of Belonging, Nine Indian Women Poets, These My Words, and Learn From The Almond Leaf. She published two novels, Dangerlok, and Dev & SImran, and was also the editor of a number of anthologies on poetry, folktales, and literary criticism.

Early life and education

Eunice de Souza was born and grew up in Poona, in a Goan Catholic family. She studied English literature with an MA from Marquette University in Wisconsin, and a PhD from the University of Mumbai.
She taught English at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and was Head of the Department until her retirement. She was involved in the well-known literary festival, Ithaka, organized at the college. She was involved in theater, both as actress and director, and began writing novels with her first, Dangerlok, published in 2001. She also wrote four children's books.
She hints at an ancestral Portuguese conversion in the poem de Souza Prabhu:
Aside from poetry and fiction, de Souza edited numerous anthologies and collections and wrote a weekly column for the Mumbai Mirror. Her poetry is also included in Anthology of Contemporary Indian Poetry.
She died on 29 July 2017, aged 76.

Works

PoetryFix Women in Dutch Painting Ways of Belonging Selected and New Poems A Necklace Of Skulls Learn from the Almond Leaf
NovelsDangerlok Dev & Simran: A Novel, tribuneindia.com. 27 July 2003.
InterviewsConversations with Indian Poets ;
EditedNine Indian Women Poets: An Anthology ; 101 Folktales From India Purdah: An Anthology ; Women's Voices: Selections from Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Indian Writing in English. ;, Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 October 2012.Early Indian Poetry in English: An Anthology 1829-1947 ;, hindu.com. 4 December 2005.The Satthianadhan Family Album, hindu.com. 2 October 2005.