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21 September 2021

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Pakistani scholars, poets call Ostad Shahriar as a reviver of classical poetry

Pakistani writers and poets taking part in a virtual meeting commemorating the "Persian Poetry and Literature Day", which was organized by the Cultural House of Iran Lahore said Ostad Shahriar was a reviver of classical poetry.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA):  Pakistani writers and poets taking part in a virtual meeting commemorating the "Persian Poetry and Literature Day", which was organized by the Cultural House of Iran Lahore said Ostad Shahriar was a reviver of classical poetry.

A virtual meeting commemorating the Day of Persian Poetry and Literature and commemorating Ostad Shahriar was held in Pakistani city of Lahore, with the participation of Persian language professors from Lahore University, poets and those interested in Iranian culture and Persian language.

participants in their comments examined the influence of Persian poetry and literature by explaining the position of Shahriar as the reviver of the classical poetry style in the contemporary era.

Iran"s Cultural Attaché to Pakistan, Jafar Ronas, expressing the privileged position of Ostad Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Behjat Tabrizi (1906 - September 18, 1988) , said Shahriar is the most important lyric poet of the classical style of Persian poetry among contemporary poets, despite the numerous Iranian poets and writers , naming the day of Persian poetry and literature as Master Shahriar shows the importance of the position of this contemporary poet.

Babar Nasim Asi, Head of the Iranology Room at Lahore State University, said that it is necessary to study and get acquainted with contemporary Iranian poets in the Pakistani literary community.

Expressing the role of poets in the flourishing of science in Iran, the head of the Department of Iranian Studies at Lahore State University said the reason why these poems never become obsolete and old fashion like other branches of science, because these beautiful texts originate from the knowledge of poets and lyricists.

Azami Zarrin Nazieh, a Persian language teacher, for his part said verses from Shahriar"s poetry which were composed with innate creativity, are very sweet, rich and pleasant.

He added: "Shahriar was not only patriotic but also humane, which is why his poems live in the hearts and souls of all human beings."

Ali Kamel Qezelbash, one of the Pakistani poets, expressed the living life of Ostad Shahriar and his tireless efforts to create unique works in the form of poetry: "Shahriar"s name has now crossed borders and most of the world"s writers are familiar with his name.



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