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Poem for a Birthday

I still can't get over that lousy conjurer, All thirty quids' worth of rank incompetence. It wasn't yesterday. Eleven years since, Almost to the hour. That slipshod sorcerer, Butter-fingered wizard … Remember, whe [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Faiz Ghar unveils plan to celebrate poet’s 99th birthday

Faiz Ghar has planned several activities to celebrate the 99th birthday of legendary poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, including a book launch, musical evening, lectures, and exhibitions. Faiz Ghar trustee and the poet’s daughter Muneeza H [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Give dead poet Dylan Thomas a big birthday centenary

GIGGING in Swansea last week, comedian Henry Paker observed: "You don't half like Dylan Thomas here don't you? Any chance you get you're throwing up a picture of him on the wall. "And everyone has a story about him. 'He used to dr [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Happy Birthday, Rudyard Kipling, Author of Kim and The Jungl...

A prolific writer, Rudyard Kipling quickly gained acclaim for his poems and stories set in India during the period of British imperial rule. His work includes “Gunga Din” and “The Jungle Book.” Although his imperiali [...]