Jack Scholes
Author
Ilona Yosuf
Author
Poetry in English from Pakistan
A 21st Century Anthology
Poetry from Pakistan in English: A 21st Century Anthology showcases the work of sixty eight contemporary Pakistani poets writing in English.
In this volume with its extensive representation of contemporary local and diaspora poets, readers will discern the changing trajectory in metre, rhythm, tone and theme of this often-neglected genre. The collection, featuring poems written from the year 2000 to date, moves from senior, established voices to young, emerging poets.
The editor’s notes at the end of the book give novice readers a rough guide to English poetry in Pakistan, which existed from the country’s birth (and before, as part of the subcontinent). Readers familiar with the genre will note a recent return to traditional poetic form, a movement initiated by diaspora poets, now taken up by the local writing community. The large representation of the former group is testament to the scale of migrations
westwards from Pakistan.
In scope and size, this twenty first century anthology endeavours to give readers of poetry an overview of the poetic scene and documentation of work which does not always reach publication.
- Publisher : Alhamra Publishing
- Published : 15 October 2024
- Language : English
- ISBN : 978-94-645-9331-0
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 464
- Dimensions : 140 x 215 mm
