Jazib Qureshi جاذب قریشی | |
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Nationality | Pakistani |
Occupation | Poet, |
Jazib Qureshi ( Urdu: جاذب قریشی) (born 3 August 1940) is an Urdu poet, writer and critic from Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] He has written many poetry books and works of criticism. [4]
Qureshi was born on 3 August 1940 in Luchnow, India, where he spent his childhood. [4] When he was six, his father died. As a result, he could not study further and worked hard for his living. [4] He migrated with his family to Lahore, Pakistan, in 1950. [4] He gained work in the press. He recommenced his studies and began writing poetry, attending literary gatherings and reading his poetry. [4] His first literary gathering was in the Shahi Qila, chaired by poet Ehsan Danish. [4]
Qureshi was helped to write poetry by Shakir Dehlavi, who belonged to Dagh Dehlavi school of thought. [4] Qureshi moved to Karachi in 1962, [4] he worked in different magazines and newspapers. [4] He qualified for master's degree from University of Karachi. [4] Later he became a teacher in a college. [4] He also made a feature film, "Pathar Kay Sanam", but it failed to gain a public response and experienced a financial loss. [4]
Qureshi has written many books. [4] His first work of literary criticism was published in 1982, [4] and he also published poetry and prose books. [4] He is a poet at the literary gatherings[ which?]. [4] As a poet and writer he has visited 35 cities across the United States, [4] and he has also visited Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi several times. [4]
He died on 21 June 2021 in Karachi and buried in Azizabad graveyard. [5]