Innocent Sousa

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Innocent Sousa
Innocent Sousa, Bombay-born Goan writer in English of the early 20th century
Born	Inocencio Antonio Mariano De Sousa (1879-07-26)26 July 1879 Bombay, India
Died	31 July 1962(1962-07-31) (aged 83)
Occupation	Better known as a poet. Worked for the Indian Post in Bombay (Now Mumbai), later Poona and was finally posted as a Dy. Postmaster General Belgaum, just before he retired.
Language	Wrote in English. Native language: probably Konkani and/or Portuguese
Alma mater	St Xavier's College, Bombay
Genre	Poetry, creative writing
Relatives
Parents	Luis Gabriel Anthony de Sousa (father) Esmeralda de Sousa (mother)

Innocent Sousa (1879-1962) was a Bombay-based poet and writer of Goan origin, who wrote in the English language and got his work published in the early 20th century. He is mentioned in The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian Poetry: 1828-1965^[1] and listed, early on among Indian writers in English, in the books-received section of the 1912-founded Poetry journal.^[2]

Current recognition[]

A hundred years later, mention of his work can still be found in cyberspace, though the actual texts are not easily accessible. The poet has also not been adequately understood in his own home-state of Goa.^[3]

Both prose and poetry[]

Innocent 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^[4] on South Asian literature in English for the period.. This was undertaken initially compiled by .

In global listing[]

Sousa is said to have been listed among the top 500 living poets of the world in a book published by , London in 1932, titled Principal Poets of the World Volume I [1] 1930-31.^[5]

Other publications[]

His other publications include:

• Radha: a romance, and other Indian tales. Bombay: Taraporevala, 1904. 113 p.;
• Radha, a Hindu belle. Bombay: New Book Co., 1939. 151 p.; Rev. ed. of Radha, a romance.
• The Clarks, and other post office tales. Bombay: n.p., 1923.
• Uncle Roland: or looking for a wife. Bombay: Taraporevala, 1906. 156 p.
• Beautiful Bombay and other story poems. Bombay: New Book Co., 1938. 56 p.
• The maid of the hill. London: A.H. Stockwell, 1929.
• The Fascination of the Dance, and Other Tales. Bombay: Taraporewala
• A Guide to Goa, with a brief history of Goa, and the Life of St. Francis Xavier. Bombay: Hosang T. Anklesaria.
• Twixt Night and Morn. London: Drane, London
• Included in anthologies: The Spring Anthology, 1930 (The Mitre Press).

Work mentioned[]

Five of Innocent Sousa's books are mentioned on amazon.co.uk, but with the mention that the books "are not currently available".^[6]

References[]

External links[]

• Online links to work.

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