This research navigates the interplay of time, boredom, and banality within the poetic realm of Nissim Ezekiel. Prominent poet of the post-independence era, Ezekiel (1924–2004), tackles a variety of subjects, including the depiction of the daily lives of Indians. He travels the world, discovers his worries about the fleeting aspects of existence, and then progressively enters the mysterious world of philosophy and spirituality. Titled “Time Stretched Thin,” this study embarks on an exploration of the temporal dimensions inherent in the mundane as expressed through the verses of Ezekiel. His poetic world is permeated with an assortment of images, both urban and rural. The poet paints portraits of people from various social classes who together comprise a sizable portion of daily India. The poet often hailed as a trailblazer in Indian English literature, provides a lens through which the everyday is scrutinised, revealing layers of existential depth. This study which is based on the critique of everyday lives by theorists like Henri Lefebvre, Guy Debord, György Lukács, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and others,analyses and investigates select poems of Ezekiel to offer a fresh perspective on the topic, determine how the poet interprets ‘Everyday’ and how the everyday life of Indians, particularly that of city dwellers, is expressed.
M.A (English), Biswa Bangla Biswabidyalay, Shiwpur, West Bengal
