AN INTERVIEW OF
‘AFZAL SHAUQ’
By: Tariq Shahid
(Translated from Urdu to English by: Nazish Zafar)
Afzal Shauq, a well known Pashto poet, novelist and travelogue writer, strongly believes in transforming dreams into realities, and he proves his will, both in his poetry and prose. He conceives ideas with an entirely new approach. According to him, human being is his subject matter whom he wishes to see in perfect peace and thus enjoy perfect prosperity. His poetry involves the basic sensory experiences of seeing , hearing ,doing and observing.
He seems strolling around the world like a soul without getting a body. He writes in regional language of Pashto but addresses the globe. And this approach, according to him, is the demand of writing literature in this age. He started writing in 1975 and to this day he has won a position of an eminent and successful poet.
Alley Boling, an American poetess proved the universal approach of his poetry by condescending to translating his 333 poems in the book 'twist of fates'. The official launch ceremony of the book, conducted by the Pakistan Academy Of Letters Islamabad is also scheduled on
TARIQ SHAHID
Public Relation Officer (PRO)
( Interview published in Daily ‘Jinnah’
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