In his opinion Faiq’s verse is like a fresh and fragrant gust of wind in the realm of Urdu poetry that serves to distinguish him amongst his contemporaries. At the same time Rao Manzar Hayat ...

Sana Farheen, IT professional & poet Urdu poetry readings and open-mic evenings are blossoming across Hyderabad — in cafés, public auditoriums, and heritage locations like the Qutb Shahi Tombs ...

Sadly, he soon got disabused and turned to pure Urdu poetry to salvage his craft and satiate his creative cravings. It was during this time that he was approached to pen the title song of Delhi ...

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Irene Latham, who lives on a lake in rural Alabama. Irene has loved poetry since childhood when her father introduced her to poems by Shel Silverstein.

EIGHT-time Palanca Award winner Joem Antonio will conduct a six-session Memoir Poetry Writing workshop at the Sunshine Place, where students will learn how to express their memories more deeply ...

The Saudi government on Wednesday announced that its 937 Health Call Centre was now offering multilingual support to Haj pilgrims around the clock, including in Urdu. Haj, one of the fundamental ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined Joe Hoover, S.J., our poetry editor, and James Davis May, the winner of last year’s contest, in a spirited debate to choose the winning poem for the 2025 ...

Acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been named the recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize's 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award. The Ottawa-born Atwood has published over 50 books ...

Defending bad commencement speeches. Demystifying poetry. Since last November, Mr. Scott, who has a bachelor’s degree in literature from Harvard University, has written a popular monthly column ...