Pakistani poetry. Pakistan has a rich and diverse tradition of poetry. This tradition partakes of Urdu poetry, Pakistan's national language and the regional languages of Pakistan including Sindhi poetry, Pashto poetry, Punjabi poetry, Saraiki poetry, Baluchi Poetry, and Kashmiri poetry. Sufi poetry known as Sufiana Kalam has a strong tradition in Pakistan and the poetry of popular Sufi poets is often recited and sung.
Persian poetry, is still common in Pakistan because of the centuries of Persian influence on the region. Many sufi poets wrote their Kalam in Persian. Pakistan's national poet Allama Mohammad Iqbal also wrote many volumes of poetry in Persian.
Poetry is widely read across Pakistan. Gatherings for thr recitations of poetry known as Mushaira frequently take place. Verses of popular poets are also used as political slogans by political activists.
Allama Mohammad Iqbal - The National Poet of Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal
Urdu Poetry
Abbas Tabish
Ahmad Faraz
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Amjad Islam Amjad
Ayyub Sabir
Baqi Siddiqui
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Farigh Bukhari
Ahmed Faraz
Parveen Shakir
Fehmida Riaz
Habib Jalib
Iftikhar Arif
Iftikhar Jalib
Jamil Malik
John Elia
Josh Malihabadi
Hafeez Jullundhri
Kishwar Naheed
Majeed Amjad
Mehmood Sham
Mohsin Ihsan
Mohsin Naqvi
Munir Niazi
Nasim-e-Sahar
Nasir Kazmi
Nusrat Zaidi
Qateel Shifai
Raza Hamadani
Riaz Majeed
Sajjad Babar
Shakeb Jalali
Shaukat Wasti
Shehzad Ahmad
Shujaat Ali Rahi
Syed Ishtiaq Hussain KAZMI
Persian poetry, is still common in Pakistan because of the centuries of Persian influence on the region. Many sufi poets wrote their Kalam in Persian. Pakistan's national poet Allama Mohammad Iqbal also wrote many volumes of poetry in Persian.
Poetry is widely read across Pakistan. Gatherings for thr recitations of poetry known as Mushaira frequently take place. Verses of popular poets are also used as political slogans by political activists.
Allama Mohammad Iqbal - The National Poet of Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal
Urdu Poetry
Abbas Tabish
Ahmad Faraz
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
Amjad Islam Amjad
Ayyub Sabir
Baqi Siddiqui
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Farigh Bukhari
Ahmed Faraz
Parveen Shakir
Fehmida Riaz
Habib Jalib
Iftikhar Arif
Iftikhar Jalib
Jamil Malik
John Elia
Josh Malihabadi
Hafeez Jullundhri
Kishwar Naheed
Majeed Amjad
Mehmood Sham
Mohsin Ihsan
Mohsin Naqvi
Munir Niazi
Nasim-e-Sahar
Nasir Kazmi
Nusrat Zaidi
Qateel Shifai
Raza Hamadani
Riaz Majeed
Sajjad Babar
Shakeb Jalali
Shaukat Wasti
Shehzad Ahmad
Shujaat Ali Rahi
Syed Ishtiaq Hussain KAZMI