POETRY

— POEMS by AADIL RAZA MANSOORI

Authors

Aadil Raza Mansoori

Born on 15th August 1978 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, Aadil Raza Mansoori is a prominent Urdu poet, writer and an editor of renowned Indian Urdu literary journal 𝘐𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘳. He is presently residing in Jaipur, Rajasthan. His edited anthology 𝘒𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘬𝘪 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘣 (Dreams Through Dormer) is considered as one of best young poet collection by the Urdu fraternity. His poetry collection 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘬𝘪 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘩𝘢𝘢𝘪𝘯 (Shadows of Wilderness) has also been widely acknowledged in India and abroad. Urdu quarterly magazine magazine 𝘐𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘳, published under editorship of Aadil Raza Mansoori, has been awarded as Best Magazine DPLB and Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, in 2018.
Aadil Raza Mansoori has been awarded Prestigious Akhtar Sheerani Award 2022, Patrika Samadak Samman (Best Editor) 2018 and Manas Maral Samman 2015.

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Kamran Awan

Kamran Awan is known for his English translations of Urdu poetry. He lives in Lahore, working as a Vice President with a major Bank of Pakistan. Kamran has also penned down some poems in Urdu. In addition, he has also written some short stories in English.

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Dancing
around the bonfire
the feet are
getting weary.
Slumber,
followed by dreams,
might tread over the spreading
mist on the trees, hills and planes.