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The saint, we are told,
once lived a life of sin -
nothing spectacular, of course,
just the usual things.
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My mother only said: Thank God the scorpion picked on me and spared my children.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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Nissim Ezekiel
Born:
December 16, 1924
Died:
January 9, 2004
(aged 79)
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Nissim Ezekiel was an Indian Jewish poet, actor, playwright, editor and art-critic. He was a foundational figure in postcolonial India's literary history, specifically for Indian writing in English.
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