INDEX OF Poets

Well-known poet living in Noida.

One of the prominent voices among the emerging generation of Urdu poets, a beautiful combination of the softness of language and the depth of feelings in poetry.

One of the most celebrated 19th-century Lucknow poets, author of the renowned masnavi Gulzaar-e-Naseem.

A poet who expresses the important themes of Urdu modernism.

Zahirul Haq, alias Prakash Fikri, was a modernist Urdu poet famous for his collections of poetry such as Safar Sitara and Ek Zara Si Barish.

Poet, researcher, and translator/known for Urdu translation of Ghalib’s Persian letters.

Voice of feminine emotion.

One of the most popular Urdu poets who gave expression to feelings and experiences specific to women.

One of the prominent poets of the classical age.

Prominent poet of New Nazm.

Major Punjabi revolutionary poet. His strongly left-wing views were reflected in his poetry. Killed by extremists at a young age.

Pakistani poet known for the ghazals laced with social and political satire.

Young Urdu poet.

Renowned film lyricist and poet, he crafted memorable songs in Bollywood.

Prominent poet of New Ghazal. 'The Silken Knot' is the English version of his selected ghazals.

Eminent modern poet having Sufistic leanings.