Daily EXPRESS Lahore – Wednesday, February 2, 2011  

An Interview Mohammad Izhar ul Haq is one of those prominent poets of 1970s who revisited the tradition and blended it with Islamic and historical metaphors in order to define their own individuality. Born in 1948, the senior civil servant published his pathbreaking first collection of poetry 'Diwaar-e-Aab' in 1982, followed by 'Ghadar' (1986) 'Parizaad' (1994) and 'Pani Pay Bicha Takht' (2003). An established poet with a unique diction and ideological stance, he has been writing weekly columns in an Urdu daily since 1992. He remains a witty commentator on socio-political and literary issues. Excerpts of an interview with him follow. By Abrar Ahmad The News on Sunday : You are among the prominent poets of 1970s who refused to conform and attempted to devise a new poetic paradigm. Do you think, in poetic pursuits, deliberation really works? Muhammad Izhar ul Haq: I did refuse to conform "Since following the footprints of the masses ca...

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