‘How Solitary Is the Moon’
21 November 2013 by Sascha Aurora Akhtar Translator and poet Sascha Aurora Akhtar introduces her translation of ‘How Solitary is the …
The chai phenomenon
21 November 2013 by Sascha Aurora Akhtar I remember when the chai phenomenon became widespread. I was living in America at the time …
Sara Shagufta
(Pakistan, 1954–1984)
Sara Shagufta is an enigmatic character in Pakistani literary history. There are …
Kishwar Naheed
(India, 1940)
Kishwar Naheed is an Urdu poet from Pakistan known primarily as a pioneering feminist …
Ishrat Afreen
(Pakistan, 1956)
Ishrat Afreen is an Urdu poet and women’s rights activist, named one of the five …
Zehra Nigah
(Pakistan, 1937)
Zehra Nigah was born into a literary family on 14th May 1937 in Hyderabad, …
Sophia Pandeya
(Pakistan, 1964)
Sophia Pandeya conceives of her poetry as an aerial root, carrying with it the depth …
Three classic sufi poets from Pakistan
21 November 2013 by Christopher Shackle The rich literary heritage of the major indigenous languages of Pakistan has at its heart the …
Aamer Hussein
(Pakistan, 1955)
Aamer Hussein was born in Karachi and after a short period studying in India moved to …
Shazea Quraishi
(Pakistan, 1964)
Shazea Quraishi is one of a number of younger black and Asian women poets currently …
Sascha Aurora Akhtar
(Pakistan, 1976)
Sascha Aurora Akhtar was born in Pakistan, and was educated there and in the USA. Her …
 
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