Poets/Writers From USA

Patras Bokhari was an Urdu humourist, educator, essayist, broadcaster and diplomat from Pakistan. He is best known for his humorous writings in Urdu literature.

One of the leading modernist poets who broke many conventions. Wrote poetry in Urdu and Gujarati. He was also a famous calligrapher and playwright

Popular Pakistani poet who gave voice to peple's life experiences.

American poet, novelist, and short story writer

South African activist, educator, journalist and poet best known for his campaign to have South Africa banned from the Olympic Games due to its racial policy of apartheid.

Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist. Best known for his book, 'The Prophet'.

Eminent Critic and Scholar. Known for his contribution to Post-Modernist theory in urdu.

an American novelist best known for her 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird

Celebrated American poet and Nobel Laureate. Known for her thematically profound poetry that interrogates themes of personal trauma, familial dynamics, and the human relationship with nature.

Palestinian poet and author. Regarded as Palestine's national poet.

Distinguished writer, poet and journalist. Earned a remarkable repute as the Editor of the popular Urdu magazine Aajkal.

Pakistani poet famous for humorous poetry. Also wrote humorous columns in the newspapers and periodicals.

an African-American political activist and writer who co-founded the Hamitic League of the World.

an American historian, civic reformer, and political activist

Canadian poet, singer-songwriter, and novelist.

an American academic psychologist of the first half of the twentieth century

American writer, historian, and philosopher

Canadian scholar, professor, author, and pioneer in the instruction of queer studies

Noted fiction writer and playwright from Pakistan.