Noshi Gilani

Noshi Gilani
نوشی گیلانی

Noshi Gilani
Born (1964-03-14) 14 March 1964
Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation Urdu poet
Nationality Pakistani
Ethnicity Punjab, Pakistan
Citizenship USA
Education MA Urdu literature - Iqbaliat and Persian
Genre Ghazal; Free verse Nazm
Notable works Mohabbatein Jab Shumaar Karna
Notable awards Khwaja Farid Award
Spouse Saeed Khan
Website
www.noshigilani.com

Noshi Gilani (Urdu: نوشی گیلانی ‎) (born 1964) in Bahawalpur Pakistan is an Urdu poet and a former academic from the Islamia University, Bahawalpur Pakistan. She has written several books of poetry and some of her work has been translated into English.[1][2] [3]

Personal life

Gilani was born in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. She studied at Bahawalpur University. She settled in San Francisco, USA in 1995. She moved to Australia after her marriage to Saeed Khan an Australian-based Urdu poet in 2008. The couple lives in Sydney,Australia.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Literary career

The candour and frankness of her poems is unusual for a woman writing in Urdu and she has gained a committed international audience, performing at large poetry gatherings in Pakistan, Australia, Canada and the USA. Unknown outside the Pakistani community, the translations mark her introduction to an English-speaking audience.[10] She is a member of younger generation of female poets. Her experience of living in USA shows a notable impact on her significant number of poems. Living through Diaspora has increased the complexity of her poems and reinforced her sense of female identity and introduced a new revolution against restraint creative writers in Pakistani society.[11]

In 2008, her some poetry work was translated into English and her poems were read in the UK, with the Poetry Translation Centre's World Poets' Tour.[12] Gilani is also credited with co-translating the great Australian poet Les Murray into Urdu language. These works were published in Tasteer Literary magazine in Islamabad in its December 2011 edition.[13] She hosted a tribute to folk singer Pathanay Khan, sponsored by the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA).[14]

Gilani co-founded the Urdu Academy of Australia (Sydney) in 2009. The Academy organises monthly sittings in Sydney to promote Urdu Poetry and literature.,[13][15][16][17]

Her new book of poetry Hawa Chupke se Kehti Hai (The Breeze Whispers) was published in June 2011 in Lahore, Pakistan. The new book received such a warm response that its first edition was reported sold out within 2 hours of its arrival in Urdu Bazar. The book has created a great buzz and interest among Urdu literati and readers since Gilani’s last poetry book was published in 2003. [18]

Bibliography

Poetry books:

References

  1. ↑ Saeed Khan, Australia
  2. ↑ Poem Hunter - The World Poetry Archive
  3. ↑ UK Poetry Translation Center
  4. ↑ Manchester City Life
  5. ↑ Noshi Gillani Ties the Knot, Pakistan Link
  6. ↑ Noshi Gillani, Poetry Translation Centre
  7. ↑ Noshi Gillani, World Poets Tour
  8. ↑ Noshi Gillani - Eik Muthi Mein Merey Khwab, Saeed Khan
  9. ↑ Noshi Gillani, Enitharmon
  10. ↑ Noshi Gilani at Poetry Translation Center UK
  11. 1 2 http://www.urduwriters.com/pakistani-writers/noshi-gillani.html
  12. ↑ "Noshi Gillani". www.poetrytranslation.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  13. 1 2 "About". Saeed Khan. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  14. ↑ Mahtab Bashir (23 January 2009). "Tribute to legendry folk singer Pathanay Khan". Pakistan Daily Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Sada-e-Watan Sydney ™ sadaewatan". Sadaewatansydney.com. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  16. ↑ "Urdu Academy of Australia Inc.". Saeed Khan. 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  17. ↑ "Urdu Academy of Australia Inc.". SalamUrdu.Com. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  18. ↑ http://www.salamurdu.com/urdu-special/hawa-chupke-se-kehti-hai-by-noshi-published.html

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