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Ziaul Hassan

Muhammad Hussain Azad realized that classical Urdu poetry forms were not suitable to represent changing modern society. He and other critics suggested masnavi as a potential new form, and stanza and free verse were later adopted. Many poets from 1930-1940 experimented with blank and free verse, facing criticism initially but proving the creative potential of these new forms. While some poets tried sonnet and triolet, these forms were rejected. Prose poetry emerged in the 1960s and most contemporary Urdu poets now use free verse and prose poems, though the search continues for styles fully suitable for the modern age.

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Ziaul Hassan

Muhammad Hussain Azad realized that classical Urdu poetry forms were not suitable to represent changing modern society. He and other critics suggested masnavi as a potential new form, and stanza and free verse were later adopted. Many poets from 1930-1940 experimented with blank and free verse, facing criticism initially but proving the creative potential of these new forms. While some poets tried sonnet and triolet, these forms were rejected. Prose poetry emerged in the 1960s and most contemporary Urdu poets now use free verse and prose poems, though the search continues for styles fully suitable for the modern age.

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The Variations of Form In modern Urdu Poem

Dr. Ziaul Hussan*

Muhammad Hussain Azad was the first Urdu critic who realized that
classical forms of poetry lacks capability to represent changing society. Azad
and Hali suggested that Masanavi might be a suitable form for the purpose.
Azmatullah Khan followed them and wrote an effective essay on the topic.
In the meanwhile, stanza was also adopted as a new form. Noon Meem
Rashid and Tassaduq Hussain Khalid made way for free verse. A number of
poets worked for blank and free verse from 1930 to 1940. They faced a lot of
criticism in the beginning but proved the creative force of these forms of
poetry. Though some poets tried sonnet and triolet but these forms were
rejected. In 1960’s prose poem was practiced by some poets. In the present
period most of the poets are presenting their creative experience in free verse
and prose poems. In spite of some new forms, the present Urdu poets are still
searching for a suitable style for their age.
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