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| birth_place = [[Lahore, Pakistan]]
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| awards = [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller Fellow]]
| occupation = [[Poet]] and writer in English language
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'''Alamgir Hashmi''' ([[Urdu]]: '''عالمگیر ہاشمی'''), also known as '''Aurangzeb Alamgir Hashmi''' (born 15 November 1951), is an English poet of Pakistani origin.<ref name="Roberts2008">{{cite book|author=Neil Roberts|title=A Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry (pages 275, 279, 616)|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=Zdft6vWm8T0C}}|date=15 April 2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-99866-3}}</ref>
'''Alamgir Hashmi''' ([[Urdu]]: '''عالمگیر ہاشمی'''), also known as '''Aurangzeb Alamgir Hashmi''' (born 15 November 1951), is an English language poet and writer of Pakistani origin.<ref name="Roberts2008">{{cite book|author=Neil Roberts|title=A Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry (pages 275, 279, 616)|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=Zdft6vWm8T0C}}|date=15 April 2008|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-99866-3}}</ref>


Considered avant-garde, his early and later works were published to considerable critical acclaim. He is widely published in the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.<ref name="Raza2011">{{cite book|author=Amra Raza|title=Spatial Constructs in Alamgir Hashmi's Poetry: A Critical Study|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=VmbCZwEACAAJ&dq}}|date=12 April 2011|publisher=Lap Lambert|isbn=978-3-844-32294-1}}</ref><ref name=uoi/>
Considered avant-garde, his early and later works were published to considerable critical acclaim. He is widely published in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]], [[India]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]] and the [[United States]].<ref name="Raza2011">{{cite book|author=Amra Raza|title=Spatial Constructs in Alamgir Hashmi's Poetry: A Critical Study|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=VmbCZwEACAAJ&dq}}|date=12 April 2011|publisher=Lap Lambert|isbn=978-3-844-32294-1}}</ref><ref name=uoi/><ref name=encyclopedia/>


==Career==
He was a practicing transnational [[Humanism|humanist]] and [[educator]] in North American, European and Asian universities.<ref name=uoi>{{cite web |url=http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2004/october/101904hashmi.html |title=Pakistani Poet, Scholar Hashmi To Read At IWP Oct. 29 (International Writing Program) (IWP)|website= The University of Iowa website|date=2004-10-19 |access-date=2024-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514024309/http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2004/october/101904hashmi.html|archive-date=14 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alamgir Hashmi |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095923705?d=%2F10.1093%2Foi%2Fauthority.20110803095923705&p=emailAeSAq0QKMUf3A |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English (1 ed.) |language=en |first=Shaista |last=Sonnu |date=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> He argued for a "comparative" aesthetic to foster humane cultural norms. He showed and advocated new paths of [[Reading (activity)|reading]] the [[classics|classical]] and [[Modernism|modern]] texts and emphasized the sublime nature, position and pleasures of [[language arts]] to be shared, rejecting their reduction to [[social]] or [[professional]] [[utility|utilities]].<ref>[http://www.ou.edu/wlt.html "Many Worlds"], [[World Literature Today]], 83.3 (May/June, 2009)</ref> He produced many books of seminal literary and critical importance as well as series of lectures and essays (such as "Modern Letters") in the general press.<ref>[http://www.writers.net/writers/11034 "Alamgir Hashmi"], WritersNet {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108152826/http://www.writers.net/writers/11034|date=8 November 2014}}</ref>
He was a practicing transnational [[Humanism|humanist]] and [[educator]] in North American, European and Asian universities.<ref name=uoi>{{cite web |url=http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2004/october/101904hashmi.html |title=Pakistani Poet, Scholar Hashmi To Read At IWP Oct. 29 (International Writing Program) (IWP)|website= The University of Iowa website|date=2004-10-19 |access-date=2024-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514024309/http://www.news-releases.uiowa.edu/2004/october/101904hashmi.html|archive-date=14 May 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alamgir Hashmi |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095923705?d=%2F10.1093%2Foi%2Fauthority.20110803095923705&p=emailAeSAq0QKMUf3A |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English (1 ed.) |language=en |first=Shaista |last=Sonnu |date=1996 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> He argued for a "comparative" aesthetic to foster humane cultural norms. He showed and advocated new paths of [[Reading (activity)|reading]] the [[classics|classical]] and [[Modernism|modern]] texts and emphasized the sublime nature, position and pleasures of [[language arts]] to be shared, rejecting their reduction to [[social]] or [[professional]] [[utility|utilities]]. He produced many books of seminal literary and critical importance as well as series of lectures and essays (such as "Modern Letters") in the general press.<ref name=BR>{{cite web|url=https://brooklynrail.org/people/alamgir-hashmi/|url-status=dead|title= Profile of Alamgir Hashmi|website=The Brooklyn Rail website|archive-date=11 May 2024|access-date=11 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511162014/https://brooklynrail.org/people/alamgir-hashmi/}}</ref><ref name=WritersNet>{{cite web|url=http://www.writers.net/writers/11034 |title=Profile of Alamgir Hashmi|website=WritersNet website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108152826/http://www.writers.net/writers/11034|archive-date=8 November 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
Hashmi earned an M.A. at [[University of the Punjab]], Lahore (1972) and another M.A. at the [[University of Louisville|University of Louisville]], Kentucky (1977).
Hashmi earned an M.A. degree at the [[University of the Punjab]], Lahore (1972) and another M.A. degree at the [[University of Louisville|University of Louisville]], Kentucky (1977).<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/hashmi-aurangzeb-alamgir|archive-date=24 August 2023|title=Alamgir Hashmi profile|website=Encyclopedia.com website|url-status=dead|author=Bruce King and Surjit S. Dulai|access-date=11 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824021925/https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/hashmi-aurangzeb-alamgir}}</ref>


== Poetry ==
== Poetry ==
* ''The Oath and Amen.'' Philadelphia, Dorrance, 1976.
* ''The Oath and Amen: Love Poems'' Philadelphia, Dorrance, 1976.<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref name=WritersNet/>
* ''America Is a Punjabi Word.'' Lahore, Karakorum Range, 1979.
* ''America Is a Punjabi Word.'' Lahore, Karakorum Range, 1979.<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref name=WritersNet/>
* ''An Old Chair.'' Bristol, Xenia Press, 1979.
* ''An Old Chair.'' Bristol, Xenia Press, 1979.
* ''My Second in Kentucky.'' Lahore, Vision Press, 1981.
* ''My Second in Kentucky.'' Lahore, Vision Press, 1981.<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref name=WritersNet/>
* ''This Time in Lahore.'' Lahore, Vision Press, 1983.
* ''This Time in Lahore.'' Lahore, Vision Press, 1983.
* ''Neither This Time/Nor That Place.'' Lahore, Vision Press, 1984.
* ''Neither This Time/Nor That Place.'' Lahore, Vision Press, 1984.<ref name=encyclopedia/><ref name=WritersNet/>
* ''Inland and Other Poems.'' Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, 1984.
* ''Inland and Other Poems.'' Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, 1984.
* ''The Poems of Alamgir Hashmi.'' Islamabad, National Book Foundation, 1992.
* ''The Poems of Alamgir Hashmi.'' Islamabad, National Book Foundation, 1992.<ref name=encyclopedia/>
* ''Sun and Moon and Other Poems.'' Islamabad, Indus Books, 1992.
* ''Sun and Moon and Other Poems.'' Islamabad, Indus Books, 1992.
* ''A Choice of Hashmi's Verse.'' Karachi and New York, Oxford University Press, 1997.
* ''A Choice of Hashmi's Verse.'' Karachi and New York, Oxford University Press, 1997.<ref name=encyclopedia/>


== Literary Criticism and Scholarly Editions ==
== Literary Criticism and Scholarly Editions ==
* Pakistani Short Stories in English
* Pakistani Short Stories in English<ref name=WritersNet/>
* Postindependence Voices in South Asian Writings
* Postindependence Voices in South Asian Writings
* The Commonwealth, Comparative Literature and the World
* The Commonwealth, Comparative Literature and the World<ref name=WritersNet/>
* The Worlds of Muslim Imagination
* The Worlds of Muslim Imagination
⚫
* Commonwealth Literature: An Essay Towards the Re-definition of a Popular/Counter Culture
* Ezra Pound
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* Pakistani Literature: The Contemporary English Writers<ref name=WritersNet/>
⚫
* Commonwealth Literature: An Essay Towards the Re-definition of a Popular / Counter Culture
⚫
* Pakistani Literature: The Contemporary English Writers


== Others ==
== Others ==
* ''Commonwealth Literature: An Essay Towards the Re-Definition of a Popular/Counter Culture.'' Lahore, Vision Press, 1983
* ''Commonwealth Literature: An Essay Towards the Re-Definition of a Popular/Counter Culture.'' Lahore, Vision Press, 1983<ref name=WritersNet/>
* ''The Commonwealth, Comparative Literature and the World.'' Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, 1988
* ''The Commonwealth, Comparative Literature and the World.'' Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, 1988
* Editor, ''Pakistani Literature: The Contemporary English Writers.'' New York, World University Service, 2 vols., 1978; revised edition, Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, I vol., 1987
* Editor, ''Pakistani Literature: The Contemporary English Writers.'' New York, World University Service, 2 vols., 1978; revised edition, Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, I vol., 1987<ref name=WritersNet/>
* Editor, with Les Harrop and others, ''Ezra Pound in Melbourne.'' Ivanhoe, Australia, Helix, 1983
* Editor, with Les Harrop and others, ''Ezra Pound in Melbourne.'' Ivanhoe, Australia, Helix, 1983
* Editor, ''The Worlds of Muslim Imagination.'' Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, 1986
* Editor, ''The Worlds of Muslim Imagination.'' Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, 1986<ref name=WritersNet/>
* Editor, ''Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English.'' London, Routledge, 1994
* Editor, ''Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English.'' London, Routledge, 1994
* Member of the 1996 jury for the [[Neustadt International Prize for Literature]] (American Literary Award)<ref name=BR/>
* ''Wild Gods: The Ecstatic in Contemporary Poetry and Prose (New Rivers Press, 2021)<ref name=BR/>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* The University of the Punjab (Lahore) Scholar, 1970–72, and Certificate of Academic Merit, 1973; first prize
* The University of the Punjab (Lahore) Scholar, 1970–72, and Certificate of Academic Merit, 1973; first prize<ref name=encyclopedia/>
* All-Pakistan Creative Writing Contest, 1972<ref name=uoi/>
* All-Pakistan Creative Writing Contest, 1972<ref name=uoi/><ref name=encyclopedia/>
* [[Pakistan Academy of Letters]], [[Patras Bokhari]] award, 1985<ref name=uoi/>
* [[Pakistan Academy of Letters]], [[Patras Bokhari]] award, 1985<ref name=uoi/><ref name=encyclopedia/>
* [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller Fellow]], 1994
* [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller Fellow]], 1994<ref name=encyclopedia/>
* Roberto Celli Memorial award (Italy), 1994
* Roberto Celli Memorial award (Italy), 1994<ref name=encyclopedia/>
* D.Litt.: University of Luxembourg, 1984
* D.Litt.: University of Luxembourg, 1984<ref name=encyclopedia/>
* San Francisco State University, 1984
* San Francisco State University, 1984


==References==
==References==

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Revision as of 23:25, 11 May 2024

Alamgir Hashmi
Native name
عالمگیر اورنگزیب ہاشمی
Born (1951-11-15) 15 November 1951 (age 72)
Lahore, Pakistan
OccupationPoet and writer in English language
EducationUniversity of Louisville, Kentucky
University of the Punjab
Notable awardsRockefeller Fellow
SpouseBeatrice Stork
Website
www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/hashmi-aurangzeb-alamgir

Alamgir Hashmi (Urdu: عالمگیر ہاشمی), also known as Aurangzeb Alamgir Hashmi (born 15 November 1951), is an English language poet and writer of Pakistani origin.[1]

Considered avant-garde, his early and later works were published to considerable critical acclaim. He is widely published in the United Kingdom, Australia, India, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.[2][3][4]

Career

He was a practicing transnational humanist and educator in North American, European and Asian universities.[3][5] He argued for a "comparative" aesthetic to foster humane cultural norms. He showed and advocated new paths of reading the classical and modern texts and emphasized the sublime nature, position and pleasures of language arts to be shared, rejecting their reduction to social or professional utilities. He produced many books of seminal literary and critical importance as well as series of lectures and essays (such as "Modern Letters") in the general press.[6][7]

Education

Hashmi earned an M.A. degree at the University of the Punjab, Lahore (1972) and another M.A. degree at the University of Louisville, Kentucky (1977).[4]

Poetry

  • The Oath and Amen: Love Poems Philadelphia, Dorrance, 1976.[4][7]
  • America Is a Punjabi Word. Lahore, Karakorum Range, 1979.[4][7]
  • An Old Chair. Bristol, Xenia Press, 1979.
  • My Second in Kentucky. Lahore, Vision Press, 1981.[4][7]
  • This Time in Lahore. Lahore, Vision Press, 1983.
  • Neither This Time/Nor That Place. Lahore, Vision Press, 1984.[4][7]
  • Inland and Other Poems. Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, 1984.
  • The Poems of Alamgir Hashmi. Islamabad, National Book Foundation, 1992.[4]
  • Sun and Moon and Other Poems. Islamabad, Indus Books, 1992.
  • A Choice of Hashmi's Verse. Karachi and New York, Oxford University Press, 1997.[4]

Literary Criticism and Scholarly Editions

  • Pakistani Short Stories in English[7]
  • Postindependence Voices in South Asian Writings
  • The Commonwealth, Comparative Literature and the World[7]
  • The Worlds of Muslim Imagination
  • Commonwealth Literature: An Essay Towards the Re-definition of a Popular/Counter Culture
  • Pakistani Literature: The Contemporary English Writers[7]

Others

  • Commonwealth Literature: An Essay Towards the Re-Definition of a Popular/Counter Culture. Lahore, Vision Press, 1983[7]
  • The Commonwealth, Comparative Literature and the World. Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, 1988
  • Editor, Pakistani Literature: The Contemporary English Writers. New York, World University Service, 2 vols., 1978; revised edition, Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, I vol., 1987[7]
  • Editor, with Les Harrop and others, Ezra Pound in Melbourne. Ivanhoe, Australia, Helix, 1983
  • Editor, The Worlds of Muslim Imagination. Islamabad, Gulmohar Press, 1986[7]
  • Editor, Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. London, Routledge, 1994
  • Member of the 1996 jury for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature (American Literary Award)[6]
  • Wild Gods: The Ecstatic in Contemporary Poetry and Prose (New Rivers Press, 2021)[6]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Neil Roberts (15 April 2008). A Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry (pages 275, 279, 616). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-99866-3.
  2. ^ Amra Raza (12 April 2011). Spatial Constructs in Alamgir Hashmi's Poetry: A Critical Study. Lap Lambert. ISBN 978-3-844-32294-1.
  3. ^ a b c d "Pakistani Poet, Scholar Hashmi To Read At IWP Oct. 29 (International Writing Program) (IWP)". The University of Iowa website. 19 October 2004. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Bruce King and Surjit S. Dulai. "Alamgir Hashmi profile". Encyclopedia.com website. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ Sonnu, Shaista (1996). "Alamgir Hashmi". The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English (1 ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Profile of Alamgir Hashmi". The Brooklyn Rail website. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Profile of Alamgir Hashmi". WritersNet website. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

See also

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