The Art of Poetry
A curated collection of timeless poetry from the greatest English and Urdu poets — ghazals, sonnets, odes, nazms and more.
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Urdu Poets
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Mirza Ghalib
مرزا غالب
1797 – 1869 · Mughal Era
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (Ghalib) is regarded as one of the greatest Urdu and Persian poets. His ghazals are known for their depth, philosophy, and wit.
Allama Muhammad Iqbal
علامہ محمد اقبال
1877 – 1938 · Pre-Independence
Sir Muhammad Iqbal, known as Allama Iqbal, was the national poet of Pakistan. His philosophical poetry inspired the Pakistan Movement and emphasized self-realization (khudi).
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
فیض احمد فیض
1911 – 1984 · Modern
Faiz Ahmed Faiz was a revolutionary Urdu poet known for blending themes of love and revolution. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Mir Taqi Mir
میر تقی میر
1723 – 1810 · Classical
Mir Taqi Mir is considered one of the greatest Urdu poets. Known as "Khuda-e-Sukhan" (God of Poetry), his ghazals are admired for simplicity and emotional depth.
Ahmed Faraz
احمد فراز
1931 – 2008 · Modern
Ahmed Faraz was one of the most celebrated modern Urdu poets from Pakistan, known for romantic and revolutionary poetry.
Parveen Shakir
پروین شاکر
1952 – 1994 · Modern
Parveen Shakir was one of the most famous female Urdu poets. Her poetry explores love, feminism, and the inner world of women.
Jaun Elia
جون ایلیا
1931 – 2002 · Modern
Jaun Elia was a provocative Urdu poet from Karachi known for raw emotion, existential despair, and sharp wit.
Habib Jalib
حبیب جالب
1928 – 1993 · Modern
Habib Jalib was a revolutionary Urdu poet from Pakistan, known as the "Peoples Poet." His poetry challenged oppression and dictatorship.
English Poets
From Renaissance to Modern era
William Shakespeare
1564 – 1616 · Renaissance
William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. His 154 sonnets are masterpieces of love, beauty, time, and mortality.
William Wordsworth
1770 – 1850 · Romantic
William Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with Lyrical Ballads.
Robert Frost
1874 – 1963 · Modern
Robert Frost was an American poet known for realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. He won four Pulitzer Prizes.
John Keats
1795 – 1821 · Romantic
John Keats was one of the greatest English Romantic poets. Despite dying at 25, his odes are considered among the finest in the English language.
Edgar Allan Poe
1809 – 1849 · Romantic / Gothic
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer and poet best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre.
Emily Dickinson
1830 – 1886 · American Renaissance
Emily Dickinson was an American poet known for her unconventional use of form, syntax, and her exploration of death, immortality, and nature.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792 – 1822 · Romantic
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets known for idealism, imagery, and revolutionary spirit.
Walt Whitman
1819 – 1892 · American Renaissance
Walt Whitman was an American poet and essayist. His work Leaves of Grass broke boundaries of form and is a cornerstone of American poetry.