Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Poetic Obituaries: In his last days, [Qamar] Shahbaz was busy

compiling his remaining work, as he had contributed a lot but could not see his books of more short stories, poetry and columns published.

Idrees Jatoi, author of a book on criticism, said that Qamar Shahbaz was the only writer of radio drama in early sixties. His poetry inspired later generations. Shahbaz was a vocal person as compared to other intellectuals advocating the issues of Sindhi language, art and literature. He has been a contributor for Sindhi dailies such as Hilal-e-Pakistan, Awami Awaz, Barsat, Ibrat and Kawish as a versatile columnist.

from The News International: Noted writer, poet Qamar Shahbaz passes away

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