Nissim Ezekiel is a neo-symbolist poet. He is considered as the father of the post-independence Indian English verse. He started the trend of modernity in Indian English poetry. He deals with the problems of Indian society in simple and conversational style. Ezekiel has expressed his experience of alienation in his volumes of poetry. He was born and brought up in Indian atmosphere and surroundings, however he failed to establish harmony between himself and his surroundings. He always felt alienated in the society. It influenced his sensibility and alienation became the central theme of his poetic creations. Ezekiel accepts that alienation is undesirable from moral and social points of view.
Associate Professor, Department of English, Baba Mastnath University, Rohtak
