The Fakeer of Jungheera
The Fakeer of Jungheera is a long poem written by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, first published in 1829. The poem is 2,050 lines long, and was published when Derozio was only 19. It is notable for being the first long poem written by any Indian in the English language, and forms a central part of Derozio's legacy as one of the founding Anglo-Indian poets. It has been compared to Lord Byron's so-called "Turkish Tales" like The Giaour and to Letitia Elizabeth Landon's poem "The Improvisatrice."
