Modern Poetry of Pakistan (Pakistani Literature Series) by Iftikhar Arif,Waqas Khwaja

By Iftikhar Arif,Waqas Khwaja

Modern Poetry of Pakistan brings jointly no longer one yet many poetic traditions indigenous to Pakistan, with 142 poems translated from seven significant languages, six of them nearby (Baluchi, Kashmiri, Panjabi, Pashto, Seraiki, and Sindhi) and one nationwide (Urdu). amassing the paintings of forty-two poets and fifteen translators, this booklet unearths a society riven by means of ethnic, type, and political differences—but additionally a gorgeous and actually nationwide literature, with paintings either classical and sleek, belonging to an analogous tradition and sharing a few of the similar matters and perceptions.

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