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Daud Kamal ([[1935]]-[[1987]]) was a professor of English literature at [[University of Peshawar]], Pakistan. He was educated at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], UK. He started writing poetry in his twenties and become one of the major English language poets of Pakistan. He received three gold medals for his poetry from the Triton College and his poems were recorded for the [[Library of Congress]], Washington DC. USA. ‘Remote Beginnings’ and ‘A Selection of Verse’ (ISBN 019577812X), are his anthologies. He also did translations of the classic [[Urdu]] poet [[Ghalib]] in English. |
Daud Kamal ([[1935]]-[[1987]]) was a professor of English literature at [[University of Peshawar]], Pakistan. He was educated at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], UK. He started writing poetry in his twenties and become one of the major English language poets of Pakistan. He received three gold medals for his poetry from the Triton College and his poems were recorded for the [[Library of Congress]], Washington DC. USA. ‘Remote Beginnings’ and ‘A Selection of Verse’ (ISBN 019577812X), are his anthologies. He also did translations of the classic [[Urdu]] poet [[Ghalib]] in English. |
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"Born at Abbottabad into an academic family. His father Mohammad Ali, S. Pk, was the Vice Chancellor of the Peshawar University. He got his early education at Burn Hall in Kashmir; graduated with distinction from the University of Peshawar; obtained his tripos from the University of Cambridge. He was appointed professor and chairman of the Department of English, University of Peshawar in 1980 and continued to serve in this position till his death on December 5, 1987, leaving behind a wife, two daughters and a son. |
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"Daud Kamal published his free verse translation Ghalib: Reverberations in 1970 hailed by many as the best rendering of the master in English. His first collection Compass of love and other poems appeared in 1973. This was followed by Recognitions (1979), Faiz in English (1984) and A remote beginning 1985. Kamal's rendering of Faiz was published in another edition from India in 1988. |
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"His work has been posthumously collected and published in the following titles: Rivermist (1992), Four contemporary poets (Translations from Urdu, 1992), Before the carnations wither (1995), A selection of verse (1997." [http://www.getpakistan.com/home/looking_back/DaudKamal.htm] |
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==A Poem by Daud Kamal== |
==A Poem by Daud Kamal== |
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Revision as of 02:38, 17 January 2006
Daud Kamal (1935-1987) was a professor of English literature at University of Peshawar, Pakistan. He was educated at Cambridge University, UK. He started writing poetry in his twenties and become one of the major English language poets of Pakistan. He received three gold medals for his poetry from the Triton College and his poems were recorded for the Library of Congress, Washington DC. USA. ‘Remote Beginnings’ and ‘A Selection of Verse’ (ISBN 019577812X), are his anthologies. He also did translations of the classic Urdu poet Ghalib in English.
"Born at Abbottabad into an academic family. His father Mohammad Ali, S. Pk, was the Vice Chancellor of the Peshawar University. He got his early education at Burn Hall in Kashmir; graduated with distinction from the University of Peshawar; obtained his tripos from the University of Cambridge. He was appointed professor and chairman of the Department of English, University of Peshawar in 1980 and continued to serve in this position till his death on December 5, 1987, leaving behind a wife, two daughters and a son.
"Daud Kamal published his free verse translation Ghalib: Reverberations in 1970 hailed by many as the best rendering of the master in English. His first collection Compass of love and other poems appeared in 1973. This was followed by Recognitions (1979), Faiz in English (1984) and A remote beginning 1985. Kamal's rendering of Faiz was published in another edition from India in 1988.
"His work has been posthumously collected and published in the following titles: Rivermist (1992), Four contemporary poets (Translations from Urdu, 1992), Before the carnations wither (1995), A selection of verse (1997." [1]
A Poem by Daud Kamal
“We all die
even those
who’ve not yet lived.
Two streams, distrustful
of each other, meet.
Night opening her mouth
to take the bite.”