Poetry of Sheikh Ayaz weighs in sentiments: Iftikhar Arif

Islamabad,(Parliament Times): Famous poet of Sindh Ayaz Gul’s poetry has a unique style. His poems for children are also unique like his other poetry. Ayaz Gul is a poet of feelings. His latest book “Nind Ki Pari” for children will be as popular as his other books. There are many hopes in literature for a new generation of writers. Nasira Zubair is a poet of fresh accent. These views were expressed by Iftikhar Arif at a function organized by the Idara Adab -O- Saqafat in honor of guest poets Ayaz Gul, Nasira Zubair and Dr. Naveeda Katohar from Sindh. Ayaz Gul’s new book of poems for children “Nind ke Pairy” was also discussed on the occasion.Ayaz Gul said that the book “Phool or Sitare” written for children was published in 1979. My writing for children is out of love for children. Another name for children is love and I love love. It is a great pleasure to write for children. Very few books are being written for children in Sindhi literature. Writing is very important for children. Children are our future. We should pay attention to their literature and also government level work should be done on children’s literature.Thanking the guests, Tariq Shahid said that Ayaz Gul, Nasira Zubair and Dr. Naveeda Katohar are important names in Sindhi and Urdu literature. Ayaz Gul’s Sindhi poetry and poems are written especially for children are the assets of our literature.Afshan Abbasi, President, Idara Adab -O- Saqafat, thanked the guests.Hafeez Khan, Akhtar Tazeen, Akbar Hussain Akbar, Mazhar Barlas, Dr. Rashid Hameed, Afshan Abbasi, Manzoor Ali Veesiro, Bilal Dar, Muhammad Inam, Saeeda Tariq, Farzana Khan, and Owais Jan attended the function.