LAHORE (PR) – A noted poet and broadcaster, Syed Razi Tirmizi, passed away late Friday night.Born in Lahore in September 1926, Tirmizi joined Radio Pakistan in December 1949 and retired as deputy controller in 1985. He was considered among the famous poets. His poetic collection was published ...

KARACHI - A function held under the auspices of Hamdard Naunehal Assembly Karachi chapter paid glowing tribute to Poet of East Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The event, comprising speeches, recitation from Iqbal’s poetry, was held in connection with Iqbal Day. Speaking on the occasion, Sadia Rashid, ...

LOS ANGELES  - Poet and essayist Adrienne Rich, a feminist literary figure celebrated as much for deeply personal reflections on her own life as for sometimes-biting social commentary, has died at age 82, family members said on Wednesday. Rich, who received a galaxy of honors, including the ...

ISLAMABAD  - Renow-ned poet and writer Zia Jalandhri died after protracted illness here on Tuesday morning. Zia Jalandhri started his writing career from All India Radio. After doing CSS he joined the radio in 1948. He also served as Managing Director (MD) of state television during late ...

RAHIM YAR KHAN – 101st anniversary of prominent poet of the Subcontinent Faiz Ahmed Faiz was observed under the auspices of literary organisation Sooch here on Monday. The seminar was chaired by Nasir Mehmood Lala and also attended by writers and poets. Pay rich tribute ot Faiz Ahmed Faiz, ...

ROME (AFP) - Italian poet Andrea Zanzotto, the last survivor of a great generation of 20th-century writers in Italy, died Tuesday at the age of 90 in a hospital in his native Venice region, hospital sources said. The poet had been suffering from heart and respiratory problems and celebrated his ...

HYDERABAD, June 16 (INP): Renowned Sindhi poet Hasan Dars died in a road accident here on Thursday. According to police, Hasan Dars, 44, was on his way to Karachi from Hyderabad when met with tragic mishap. The deceased has left behind him a widow, two sons and a daughter and thousands of his fans. ...

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian poet Adonis, who has championed democracy and secular thought in the Middle East, was awarded Germanys prestigious Goethe Prize Wednesday. The selection committee considered Adonis the most important Arab poet of his generation and granted him the prize for his cosmopolitan ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spains second-biggest poetry prize has been awarded this year to a volume honouring unsung heroines including Irena Sendler, who saved 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto. Sendler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, a year before her ...

LONDON (AFP) - Irish poet Seamus Heaney was awarded the 40,000-pound David Cohen Prize for Literature on Wednesday for a lifetime of work that the judges said had "crystallised the story of our times". The 69-year-old Nobel laureate was presented with the 40,000-euro, 60,000-dollar prize, whose ...

LONDON (AFP) - Scots the world over were set to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of national poet Robert Burns on Sunday, while the Edinburgh government kicks off a year of events to boost tourism. Tens of millions claim Scottish heritage worldwide, and traditional Burns suppers " ...

ISLAMABAD - "N.M Rashid was the trend setting poet of Urdu Nazam whereas Mushtaq Ahmed Yousafi is an innovative and original humorist". Iftikhar Arif, Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) expressed these views on Monday while briefing about the recently published books of the series of ...