INDEX OF Poets

Prominent Urdu poet popular for children's poetry.

Well-known poet and editor of the literary journal 'Istefsaar'.

Pakistani poet, journalist, and translator known for his book containing translations of Sindhi literature.

A poet known for his poems on personalities, incidents, festivals, and topical issues also wrote a play called 'Hindustani Soorma'.

One of the founders of modern Urdu criticism.

A young poet, famous for his podcast channel 'Urdudaan,' is known for poetry in simple, accessible language.

One of the prominent poets of Pakistan is known for his unique responses to modern-day social issues in his Ghazals and Nazms.

Admired by his contemporaries, seniors, and critics alike, he was compared by some to English poets like Keats, while others drew parallels with Urdu poets such as Mustafa Zaidi and Shakeb Jalali.

Prominent post-modern poet who went missing in 1996.

Celebrated senior poet, and highly regarded by both readers and critics. He was honored with the Malik Museeb-ur-Rehman International Award in Qatar for his poetry collection Shajar Tasbih Karte Hain.

Prominent poet from Mumbai, well-known to connoisseurs of serious poetry.

Prominent Pakistani poet and translator translated select works from world literature, including Tagore’s Gitanjali.

Poet who fought in World War II and was associated with the Progressive Writers’ Association. Known for his distinctive style.

Known for his songs and poems of deep social consciousness; also a translator of Punjabi poetry.

A new generation poet and fiction writer, engaged in both Nazm and Ghazal.

A prominent literary figure from Bihar is known for his poetry and other poetical compositions on a variety of subjects.

A major poet to emerge in the '60s; known for his poetry of higher consciousness and intense emotional nature.

Leading modern Urdu poet.

One of the new generation poets, expressing beautiful couplets in ghazals.

Well-known poet and prose writer.

Prominent among modern poets, known for his poems of larger human concerns, published a collection 'Phataa Hua Badban'.

A poet known for his social concerns, better known for his nazms.