Pashto Poetry

[Latarsha Dorrance]

Platoniclove is a word used by psychologists to describe illusory love and connection. It is typically a one-sided love that revolves around the axis of imagination, with no objective and genuine interaction between the lover and the beloved. Many societies, people, and values, particularly psychologists, refer to this type of love as original and pure love. It is also known as divine love, while the opposite is earthly or bodily love. Plato, the Greek philosopher and thinker, preached a love that was solely spiritual and ideal, with no regard for the body, particularly sexual impulses. The lover and the adored have no relationship and do not make a connection. It is known as Platonic love since Plato cannot be held responsible for its defeat or failure. This love was not previously known as Platonic love, as it is today, but researchers of our time, who studied Plato's norms and values for love, attributed this view of love to him in Pashto poetry. There are several examples of such love, and the purpose of this article is to explore a few of them.

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Faizullah Faiz died of tuberculosis in 1967 when he was only 24, which was considered an incurable disease at that time, but he is still alive in his poetry as he has personified his grief, sorrow, hope and the circumstances of his age in his poems and ghazals.

The articles of renowned writers Andesh Shamsul Qamar, Hamesh Khalil, Ikramullah Ikram, Prof Rehmatullah Dard, Abdul Rahim Majzoob, Dr Mohammad Azam Azam (late), Saleem Raz, Dr Iqbal Naseem Khattak, Dr Rajwali Shah Khattak, Prof Fazl Wali Nagar, Heran Khattak, Dr Israr, Akhtar Zaman Khattak and Banaras Khan Khattak are also included in the book that made it more interesting and informative.

Akhtar Zaman Khattak (late) in his article on Faizullah Faiz compared him with English poet Keats. Both of them died at a young age and contributed a lot to the literature of their respective languages.

Ghani Khan was a 20th century Pashto language poet from Hashtnagar, considered one of the best of his time. He was the son of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. He studied art in India and later worked in sugar mills. He was imprisoned from 1948-1954 for his political activities supporting Pashtuns. It was during this time that he wrote one of his most famous poetry collections. His poetry focused on cultural, psychological, and spiritual themes rather than politics.Read less

Currently, numerous cultural and literary societies, newspapers and magazines are actively dedicated in the promotion and preservation of this rich history, and in the improvement of their culture and literature.

This annual event provides an opportunity for the youth, especially budding and promising poets, to express themselves by reciting their poems which carry messages of love, peace, stability and unity in the country.

Such events not only contribute to encouraging the young generation to actively participate in the rebuilding of the country. The messages of the presentations and the poems also help in directing the mindset of the youngsters towards peace and tolerance.

Paktya Governor Juma Khan Hamdard expressed his pleasure over the Pashto poetry celebration and asked the participants to also recite poems calling on people to embrace brotherhood and national solidarity.

As Paktya is also the land of Jirghas, proverbs are heard in conflict solutions, gatherings and political speeches not only as a clever form of verbal art, but also as a potent tool of verbal combat.

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