Book Launch: Jaley Huye Aasman Kay Prinday
The poetry of Zahid Imroz communicates with us like a never-ending series of wounds and affect our senses and perception very strongly. We cannot glance at any of these poems in a conventional manner because they shock the so-called moral, aesthetic, and linguistic system of our traditional poetry. This is the poetry of an outsider, and we know very well that outsiders are not born every day. Such unusual poems cannot be written easily.
About the Poet
Zahid is considered among the most prominent Urdu poets of the 21st century. His poems have a distinct identity due to their themes, imagery, and unique metaphors. His first collection of poems Khudkushi Kay Mosam Mein (In the season of suicide) was published in 2009 by “Aaj” from Karachi, which won National Youth Award for poetry. In 2012, he published the translation of Pablo Neruda’s book Muhabbat Ki Nazmein aur Bey-basi ka Geet (Twenty love poems and a song of despair). Kainati Gurd Mein Aryan Sham (Cosmic dust on a naked evening) was his second collection of poems which was published in 2013. It was finalist for the Jang-UBL Award. In 2021, he translated Carlo Rovelli’s book Physics kay Saat Asbaaq (Seven brief lessons on Physics) which was published by Mashal Books, Lahore. Jaley Huye Aasman Kay Prinday (Birds of the burnt sky) is his latest collection of poems. His poetry has been translated into English, Hindi, and regional languages, especially Sindhi, Pashto and Balochi. He has also been the assistant editor of the literary magazine Niqaat.