Jazib Qureshi

Jazib Qureshi
جاذب قریشی
Born (1940-08-03) 3 August 1940
Lucknow, British India
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Poet, Critic

Jazib Qureshi (Urdu: جاذب قریشی‎) (born 3 August 1940) is a prominent Urdu poet, writer and critic from Pakistan.[1][2][3] He has written many poetry books and works of criticism.[4]

Biography

Back ground

Qureshi was born on 3 August 1940 in Luchnow, India, where he spent his childhood.[4] When he was six, his father died. As a result, he could not study further and worked hard for his living.[4] He migrated with his family to Lahore, Pakistan, in 1950.[4] He gained work in the press. He recommenced his studies and began writing poetry, attending literary gatherings and reading his poetry.[4] His first literary gathering was in the Shahi Qila, chaired by famous poet Ehsan Danish.[4]

Qureshi was helped to write poetry by Shakir Dehlavi, who belonged to Dagh Dehlavi school of thought.[4] Qureshi moved to Karachi in 1962,[4] he worked in different magazines and newspapers.[4] He qualified for master's degree from University of Karachi.[4] Later he became a teacher in a college.[4] He also made a feature film, "Pathar Kay Sanam", but it failed to gain a public response and experienced a financial loss.[4]

Literary career

Qureshi has written many books.[4] His first work of literary criticism was published in 1982,[4] and he also published poetry and prose books.[4] He is an admiredable poet at the literary gatherings.[4] As a poet and writer he has visited 35 cities across the United States,[4] and he has also visited Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi several times.[4]

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. ↑ "An evening with Jazib Qureshi". Dawn.com. 15 June 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Fans, detractors evaluate Jazib Qureshi". TheNews.com.pk. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Arts Council's polls". Daily news .net.pk. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Man of letters". Daily Dawn. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

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