Ashfaq Hussain: The Leading Modern Poet of Sindh

                            Ashfaq Hussain

 The Leading Modern Poet of Sindh

Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, (born on the day of 1 January 1951) is a notable leading modern Urdu poet and an author of more than ten books of poetry and literary criticism. He is considered by many as the foremost expert on the life and works of great Urdu poets Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ahmad Faraz and also on Progressive Writers Movement. For his contributions to Urdu literature, Hussain was awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance from the government of Pakistan.

Works of Ashfaq Hussain

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 the languages of English and Punjabi.