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Taufiq Rafat
Pakistani author and poet
Taufiq Rafat | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1927-10-25)25 October 1927 Sialkot |
| Died | 2 August 1998(1998-08-02) (aged 71) Lahore |
| Occupation | Author |
Taufiq Rafat (25 October 1927 – 2 August 1998), was a Pakistani author and poet.
His work influenced other Pakistani poets and he is credited with the introduction of the concept of a "Pakistani idiom" in English literature.[1][2]He is also known as "Ezra Pound" of Pakistan for his modernist style that includes a naturalist view.
He did several translations including the works of Bulleh Shah, a well known Pakistani poet, which was published in Oxford University Press.
Rafat conducted poetry workshops, which influenced many younger poets.[3]
After surviving a stroke in 1984, he wrote no more.
He died fourteen years later in 1998 at the age of 71 in Lahore.[1]
Examples of Poems written by him
Children Understand Him
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