In the introduction to her new book, Love in the Time of Hate: In the Mirror of Urdu, Rakhshanda Jalil writes ... Jalil’s ...

By the 18th century, Urdu became a well-developed language with a body of literature that consisted mainly of poetry. Urdu poetry has a wide range of forms. The masnavi, for example, is a long ...

We have lost a legend. Urdu poet Rahat Indori is no more, but these lines will live for eternity. Here’s a look at some of his memorable works – poetry and shayari.

Just one beautiful line of poetry can stay with you forever. So feel inspired with these quotes from poets including Rupi Kaur, Sylvia Plath and Audre Lorde. “Poetry begins with a lump in the ...

While romance book series and rom-coms certainly make you feel fuzzy inside, poetry strives to distill emotion into a short and sweet (sometimes even bittersweet) message. We’ve gathered the ...

His passing marked the end of an era, as Lucknowites mourn the loss of a poetic soul who had woven emotions and thoughts into the fabric of Urdu poetry. He was someone who used more of Hindi or ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

When reading poetry a reader will interpret what it means to them. Everyone's response is different. What is imagery? Learn about how writers use imagery, the impact of imagery and how it appeals ...

Folks, if you’re tired of the usual boring Sundays, why not spice up your weekend with some Sufi vibes and a live concert at ...

Master the tricks of poetry with perfect rhyme, half rhyme, end rhyme, masculine rhyme, feminine rhyme and internal rhyme. Writing slam and spoken word poetry Slam poetry, or spoken word poetry ...