All Poets

A renowned Punjabi and Urdu poet from Western Punjab.

A poet, historian, researcher, critic, translator, columnist, and journalist from Western Punjab.

A poet and psychologist from West Punjab, who lived in New York. A pioneer of a new trend of eidetic image-psychology.

A renowned poet from Western Punjab.

A renowned poet of Western Punjab.

Renowned poet. He has four poetry collections.

A renowned poet, playwright, and translator of the contemporary era.

A leading poet of experimental poetry. He served as a teacher in Kenya for a long time.

Renowned poet, painter, and also translated several books.

A renowned poet. Had a special identity as a ghazal poet.

A contemporary ghazal poet and lyricist. He resides in England.

A renowned poet of Western Punjab.

A renowned poet, storyteller, novelist, playwright, and translator. Professionally, he was a lawyer.

Poet, journalist, and playwright; known for his books on folk theatre and folk songs. His famous book is “Ban Phulwari.”

A prominent poet, writer, and journalist of the new generation from West Punjab.

A renowned poet of West Punjab with a distinct identity.

A medieval Sufi poet and mystic, whose poetry speaks of divine love, self-realization, and the quest to find God within oneself.

A renowned contemporary poet, prose writer, and translator.

Renowned poet and painter.

A renowned expatriate poet, writer, and editor.

A renowned poet, translator, editor, and critic. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for translation in 2016.

Poet, writer, editor, and translator. He was active in the Naxalite movement and was also imprisoned. Chandan’s poetry has been translated into many languages of the world.

A renowned lyricist and filmmaker. Famous song: “Silli-Silli Aundi Ae Hawa.”

A renowned poet, short story writer, novelist, and prose writer. She was honored with the Padma Vibhushan and the Jnanpith Award. The celebrated poem “Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu”

A contemporary poet and administrative officer.

A poet who established a distinct identity in modern poetry. He also presented the program Kachch Dīāṅ Mundarāṅ on Doordarshan.

A master poet of Western Punjab.

A contemporary poet, writer, editor, and translator. Also publishes a literary magazine titled "Ekam."

A renowned poet and painter from Western Punjab.

Poet of Western Punjab.

A renowned medieval Sufi poet. Ali Haider was a contemporary of Bulleh Shah and a politically conscious poet.

Famous poet, writer, journalist, and translator.

A renowned Punjabi and Urdu poet from Western Punjab.

A renowned poet of Punjabi and Urdu from Western Punjab.

A renowned Urdu and Punjabi poet, journalist, writer, literary critic, dramatist, and short-story writer.

The most prolific Qissakar (narrative poet) in Punjabi literature, renowned for the Qissa of Heer Ranjha.

A renowned poet, writer, film story writer, and lyricist. Trinjan is one of his well-known books.

Poet, writer, archivist and co-founder of the South Asian Resource and Research Centre

A ghazal poet of the present era

A poet from Western Punjab.

A Punjabi and Urdu poet and writer, who remained associated with the editorial departments of the renowned literary magazines Adab-e-Latif and Auraq.

Ghazal writer and lyricist. Besides Punjabi, he also wrote in Urdu.

A contemporary poet, short storywriter, and feature writer of Western Punjab.

A poet from Western Punjab.

A poet, writer, and essayist from Western Punjab. Currently residing in Sweden.

A poet of Punjabi poetry known for a distinctive idiom, who passed away at a very young age.

A poet from Western Punjab.

A renowned poet, writer, historian, and researcher from Western Punjab.

A renowned poet from Western Punjab

A renowned stage poet, film lyricist, and recipient of the Padma Shri award.