Poets/Writers From United Kingdom

Considered the father of Modernism in Urdu literature, he was associated with the Progressive Writers’ Movement and played a pioneering role in the free-verse Urdu poetry. Faiz Ahmad Faiz honored him with the title Malik-ush-Shoara (King of Poets).

British Urdu scholar and communist. Celebrated translator of Ghalib's poetry and prose.

Well-known and respected poet of both Urdu and English. He was also an essayist. His poetry earned him international recognition and acclaim.

Asad Amanat Ali was a famed ghazal and classical singer from Pakistan and the son of Amanat Ali Khan. He hailed from the Patiala Gharana of musicians.

Medical doctor / living in London.

Legendary English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets.

A great scholar of poetry and prose in Urdu and Persian. Retired university lecturer.

One of the prominent poets who infused modern ghazal with a fresh sense of feeling and imaginative power.

Popular Pakistani poet, known for his romantic poems and ghazals.

A poet known for his nauhas and poems on the Karbala.

A people's poet with progressive leanings also served as the president of the Progressive Writers Association of the UK.

Prominent poet, story writer, and translator wrote books on issues in science and translated several books from other literature of the world.

An English writer and social critic.

Renowned fiction writer, columnist, poet, and social worker based in London

An English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster, and social commentator.