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Two striking poems by Alvi

 It is a pleasure to have read Pervaiz Munir Alvi’s poetry. …For now I have selected two poems - personal and profound - for this post. The first echoes what many Pakistanis (or any other diaspora for that matter) observe on their visits to the homeland…..

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3 Responses to “Two striking poems by Alvi”

1. mystic Says:
   May 8th, 2007 at 2:36 am

   First poem is so true..

   Second is so delicate but lovely…

2. ayesha Says:
   May 8th, 2007 at 9:03 am

   lovely poems, alvi sahab. truly.

3. kronstadter Says:
   May 8th, 2007 at 9:05 am

   Mashallah! So true!
   I was truly struck by the truth of the poems!

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