He also wrote political and social satires. Akbarabadi's influence, through Altaf Husain Hali and Muhammad Husain Azad in the 19th century, has continued in Urdu poetry to this day. One of the great ...

From love poems for her and love poems for him to words exploring issues of unity and injustice, gender and race, the best poem books explore all aspects of life.

The 86th death anniversary of philosopher, poet and thinker, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal was observed today to acknowledge his services for the Muslims of the subcontinent. He was born on November 9, ...

The 85th death anniversary of great philosopher, thinker and Poet of East, Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal is being observed today to acknowledge his struggle and services for a separate homeland for the ...

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An illustration of Sarah Baartman, also known as ‘The Hottentot Venus’ Credit: Alamy At their best, these poems have an urgency to their tone, and a movement, speaking a “language of carbon ...

She addressed gender issues in her work, and was a female poet at a time when the area was dominated by men. Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about one of the plants most ...

Keep scrolling for 25 of the best poetry books of all time and fill your shelves with cultural masterpieces. Shop now One of our country’s best-loved contemporary poets, Wendy Cope offers a ...

Six leading poets introduce and read some of their best-known poetry for children. There are two additional selections of classic poems read by Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt.