The feminine metaphor
Recounting the women poets of the undivided Punjab, a poetic history that lies buried under male monopoly
WW1: Not their War (Part 2)
As WW1 centenary commemorations end, here’s the second and last part about the unique insight this war provided into colonial duplicity and local suffering, and the Punjabi folk lore it generated
Irfan Malik: A Unique Voice
Irfan Malik’s diction and thematic experimentation may be western but his poetic sensibility is rooted in Punjab and he still belongs to his native land Lahore
Amarjit Chandan’s World (Part: 1)
Amarjit Chandan’s poetry enriches and elevates; it’s a timeless travel not to be engaged in haste
Mazhar Tirmazi: Poet of Umraan Langhiaan Pabban Bhaar
Mahmood Awan reviews poetry of Punjabi Poet Mazhar Tirmazi who wrote the famous poem ‘Umraan Langhiaan Pabbaan Bhaa”
WW1: From the War Front (Part1)
An account of the Punjabi soldiers who became the cannon fodder of the colonising power in World War I, and the mournful songs and literature this episode in history generated in its wake
Abid Ameeq: A Symbol of Freedom
Ameeq is a teacher, activist, critic and essayist. He is one of the most original and low profile writers of Punjabi — a master. But for me he has always been a poet foremost as that’s how I came to know him.
BBC Urdu Review of Veeni Likhia Din
Mahmood Awan’s 2nd book of Poetry ‘Veeni Likhia Din’ reviewed by Anwer Sen Roy for BBC Urdu