lit, the loafer, affecting the exactitude of a pedagogue, places the burnt matchstick in the tea circle; and sees it rise: as ...

Gulzar, a legendary figure in Indian cinema and literature, is celebrated for his poetic prowess and literary contributions.

In Urdu, prose poetry or ‘nasri nazm’ is purported to have begun with Sajjad Zaheer, and subsequently crafted, among others, by Meeraji, Ahmad Hamesh, Wazir Agha, Kishwar Naheed, M.

Eminent Urdu writer Shamim Tariq on Wednesday said that Firaq Gorakhpuri is the Mir of modern Urdu poetry. Tariq was speaking at the opening session of the two-day national seminar “Firaq ...

New Delhi: In a quiet corner of Delhi’s Neb Sarai, a small band of Urdu poetry lovers gathered for an evening of verse. But this time, it wasn’t love or heartbreak in the air—it was words of protest, ...

Pittsburgh summers may be notoriously rainy, but this year there’s an advantage to a mid-afternoon shower in certain parts of the city — rain-revealed poetry to enjoy. PA Humanities ...

“Can you give us, in 50 words or fewer, your experience of a day in Worcester?” That’s the prompt for the Worcester County Poetry Association’s fourth annual Rain Poetry contest, and poets who rise to ...

Urdu poetry, fuelled by love and longing, fired up by politics, amplified by Instagram and reimagined by indie bands, is finding new fans What’s your love language? For young people in India ...

Syed will discuss the different ways in which azmaish is used in Urdu poetry, and will read some of her favorite poems that feature this word. She will also explore the cultural significance of ...

The first book is a versified translated version of noted poet and ex-bureaucrat Karamat Bukhari’s Urdu poems into English. The remaining two books forming collections of Urdu verse ...

The 'Urdu Poetry Project' is a manifestation of the belonging of the two individuals who come from a world where individuals were identified on the basis of the language they spoke, and not their ...