What is Taufiq Rafat?
'''Taufiq Rafat''' (25 October 1927 – 2 August 1998) was a Pakistani [[poet]] and [[writer]]. He was educated in [[Dehradun]], [[Aligarh]] and [[Lahore]]. Rafat is regarded as pioneer of English language poetry and writing in Pakistan. He wrote about the culture of Pakistan. He liked [[Ezra Pound]], [[T. S. Eliot]] and [[W. H. Auden]]. Rafat is the only poet whose work has been in all three of Pakistan's major [[Anthology|anthologies]]: ''First Voices'' (1965), ''Pieces of Eight'' (1971) and ''Wordfall'' (1975).{{Cn|date=June 2024}} Rafat wrote a [[Play (theatre)|play]] named ''The Foothold.'' It was performed by the [[Government College Dramatic Club]] in Lahore. He taught many younger poets.<ref>''Interpreting Homes in South Asian Literature'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=FzMuRMNFDgYC&pg=PA257 p.257]</ref> His poems were put into a book named ''Arrival of the Monsoon''. Rafat translated the [[Epic poetry|epic]] ''Puran Bhagat'' (1983) of Punjabi poet [[Bulleh Shah]] and [[Qadar Yar]] into lyrical English. == References == <references /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Rafat, Taufiq}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:1998 deaths]] [[Category:Pakistani poets]] {{bio-stub}}