Ashfaq Hussain
Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, (born 1 January 1951) is a Pakistani Urdu poet and author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism. He is considered at least by one commentator to be an expert on the life and works of Urdu poets Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ahmad Faraz and also on the Progressive Writers Movement.
Works
Authored
- Faiz Ek Jaiza (1977)
- Aitabar (1979)
- That Day Will Dawn (1985)
- Neendar Nal Rishta (1986)
- Hum Ajnabi Hain (1992)
- Faiz Habib e Amberdast (1992)
- Faiz ke Maghrabi Hawaley (1993)
- Faiz shakhsiat aur fun (2006)
- Ahmad Faraz: yadoon ka ek sunehra waraq (2008)
- Aashian Gum Karda (2009)
- Mein Gaya Waqt Nahin Hoon(2010)(Published in India)
- Sheeshoan Ka Masiha (2011)
- Deewar-e-Dabastan Par (2012)
His Urdu poetry has been translated in English and Punjabi.
References
External links
- Official website
- Urdu Conference Begins Today, Pakistan Press Foundation, 26 November 2008
- The Daily News Karachi, 27 March 2010
- Hussain hopeful for Urdu literature, The Daily News Karachi, 17 August 2010[permanent dead link]
- Glowing tributes paid to acclaimed poet, The News International, 9 April 2011
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz aur Ashfaq Hussain, BBC News Urdu, 12 January 2012