Pakistan’s tradition of poetry includes Urdu poetry, English poetry, Balochi poetry,, Punjabi poetry, Sindhi poetry, Pashto poetry, Saraiki poetry, and Kashmiri poetry. Sufi poetry has a strong tradition in Pakistan and the poetry of popular Sufi poets is often recited and sung.
Urdu poets
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- Najeeba Arif -- Pakistani writer and poet (1964)
Feminist poets
Comical poets
English poets
Punjabi poets
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Saraiki poets
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Sindhi poets
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Pashto poets
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Balochi poetry
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References
See also
- List of Pakistani writers