“Sensuous poems with a voice for humanity.”
Dying Daffodils is the 3rd
collection of poems by Hamza Hassan Sheikh. Dying Daffodils is a collection of fifty-five poems on
multiple themes of love, nature, social issues, peace, humanity as well as
voice against terrorism, violence and atrocities.
About the Author
Hamza
Hassan Sheikh is a forceful young romantic poet and a novelist from Pakistan.
He is famous for his love poems and lyrics of romance. Hamza was born in
D.I.Khan, the city located on the bank of the Indus River. He passed his early
childhood in this city. He got his early education from the government school
of his hometown. His educational career kept in progress from one institute to
another. After his Bachelor, he moved towards Islamabad for higher education.
During his stay at the university, he participated in the extra-curricular
activities. He was also the editor of the literary journals of school, college
and university. Hamza Hassan completed his Masters in English Language and
Literature from NUML in 2008 and secured his MS/M.Phil degree in English
Language and Literature. He has also completed a Masters in Pakistan Studies.
In addition; he is a creative writer, a novelist, poet and short-story writer
recognized with a pen name of Hamza Hassan Sheikh. He is an author of 10 books,
5 each both in English and Urdu languages. The different editions of his books
have been published in Pakistan, India and USA. He is first ever English
novelist and short-story writer from his province KPK. He has more than
20 honorary certificates on his credit in different creative writing
competitions and extra-curricular activities. He has presented his papers and poems
in many national and international conferences and literature festivals and
therefore visited Iran and India. His poems and short-stories have also been
published in different international anthologies and yearbooks in China, Taiwan,
UK, USA, India and Australia.
His
first collection of poems Some Moments of
Love appeared in 2004. The book consisted of 45 short and long poems
glittering with different romantic themes. The book was highly appreciated in
the literary circles. His book was regarded as the evidence of revivification
of romanticism and reinvention of the romantic symbols, imagery, subjectivism,
joyous and painful thoughts, unfulfilled desires, pangs, perforations and
ecstasy of a lover. Some Moments of Love
played a vital role in the literary career and fame of the poet. The book was
not only appreciated in Pakistan, but it was highly recommended in India,
England, Japan and News Zealand. His poems have also been translated into
Arabic, Persian, Urdu and other regional languages. In 2009, his second
collection of poems Museum of
Reminiscence appeared. In 2010, his debut novel Thirst All Around was published and in 3 years its editions have been
published from Pakistan, India and U.S.A. In 2013, his first collection of
Short Stories Rolling Gems and a collection
of translated poems of Amrita Pritam Splashes
of Moonlight appeared. His first collection of Urdu short-stories (Fiction)
Kaaghaz appeared in 2014. In 2015,
his third collection of poetry, Dying
Daffodils appeared. He is also the author of 3 collections of Urdu Short
stories for the children which published in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Publications:
1) Some Moments of Love (Poetry-2004/2013)
2) Museum of Reminiscence (Poetry- 2009/2013)
3) Thirst All Around (Novel-2010/2011/2013)
4) Rolling Gems (Short-Stories- 2013)
5)
Splashes of Moonlight (Translation
of Amrita Pritam’s Punjabi poems- 2013)
6) Kaaghaz (Short-Stories-2014)
7) Matti Ki Khushboo (Children
Short-Stories-2006)
8) Aakash Ka Jhoomar (Children
Short-Stories-2007)
9) Bin Pankh Ke Panchi (Children
Short-Stories-2008
10)
Dying Daffodils (Poetry-2015)
Research
Papers:
1) Postcolonial
perspective: The Elements of Colonialism
in Khadija Mastoor’s Novel “AANGAN”
2) Male
chauvinism in film Pinjir: A
Semiotic Analysis
3)
Post-Colonialism in novel/film Pinjir: A
Semiotic Study
Awards: National
Book Foundation Award
Frang
Bardhi Literary Award (2015)
Area
of Interest: Poetry, Novel, Creative Writings, Post-Colonial Studies,
Comparative Literature.
Contact:
hamzawriter@gmail.com
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