Toopistan’s 1st Art and Books Exhibition: Exploring Art and Inspirations

  On September 30th, 2023, The Order of Pen brought together the best of Peshawar's artistic creations in one place i.e. NIC Peshawar. Organized by Toopistan, the Art and Books…

Keys of Heart

In life's intricate realm,we find ourselves with keys divine,A myriad of doors, paths entwine,love, care, kindness, and gratitudeA treasure trove that lies in each key.but oh! some hearts stumble, keys…

Translation of Ibn-E-Insha’s Sestet – ”This Child, Whose Child is It?”

یہ بچہ کیسا بچہ ہے یہ بچہ کالا کالا سا یہ کالا سا مٹیالا سا یہ بچہ بھوکا بھوکا سا یہ بچہ سوکھا سوکھا سا یہ بچہ کس کا بچہ…

The Song of Ravaging Freedom – 1st Winner of Poetic Rhapsody

There is Sulphur in our spiritsA brimstone burning blueInward turned and out it burntBut never, to ashes, turnedThere’s a wick that lit foreverOur hopes live on foreverForever! And free!Free as…

The Beauty of Comparative Literature – A Poetic Reflection

In the current epoch of Postmodern thought, Comparison, yet, remains a blot. But why a blot? Why not a smile? Literature's juxtapos- I T I O N 's needed. From…

The image shows a potter at work. This reflects the theme of the poem.
Unfinished Pot

The sun was never so hot;The sky was never so far.Dear Potter, are you notThe reason for the useless war?The pot was not dry,And the soft clay breaks.But the pot…

You and I

Just when I had nothing to do with you, The cosmic dance, yet again, Spun you and I together We’re dancing on our tiptoes But I think, here I am…

Some Modern Poltergeists Looking at Postmodern Folks

T.S.E: ''Are they drenching in fatigue?'' F.K: ''Yes. Not the physical kind though.'' T.S.E: ''So erm, is it mental then?'' F.K: ''Not that either.'' T.S.E: ''Well then, what is it?''…

This image helps expound on the gist of the poem
Oh…behave!

So.. You read Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, philosophy too You can recite the poignant verses of Yeats’ ‘Sailing to Byzantium’ And the passionate lines of a Pablo Neruda love poem You seek…

This is Seyma Eryener's painting. It shows the Embryonic Stage of a child's life.
An Embryonic Stage

Embryonic stagea conscious being you were.In a bubble of uncertainty,possibly obscurity,fighting for survivalwaiting for your arrival. Feelings of vibrational energy,desire to survive,learning to navigatethrough a field of confusion,that's no illusion.…