Poets/Writers From Barabanki

One of the most famous Progressive poets known for romantic & revolutionary poetry. He was maternal Uncle to film lyricist Jawed Akhtar.

Sufi poet famous for his devotional poetry

One of the most prominent modern Urdu critics. Famous for his promotion of the Anti-ghazal trend of poetry and anti-modernism views.

A distinguished Islamic scholar, unparalleled literary writer, elegy poet, autobiographer, great columnist, journalist, and commentator of the Quran.

Hanuman Prasad Sharma Aajiz Matvi is a well-known Persian and Arabic Scholar

An American scholar of Urdu language and literature

Popular poet who also penned film lyrics.

One of the famous poets, who also wrote songs for films

Saghar Azmi was a popular Urdu poet from Azamgarh in U.P. He has been a regular participant of international mushairas at Dubai, Sharjah, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.

One of the emerging poets of this generation, also recognized as a social media influencer

A major poet to emerge in the 60s; known for his poetry of higher consciousness and intense emotional nature

Prominent scholar and literary critic who writes both in Urdu and English living in U.S.A