Foregrounding of Hope and Courage for Social uplift in the Poetry of Hamid Khan

Abstract

Hope and courage are foregrounded in most of the poems of Khan. This paper focuses on the projection of hope and courage foregrounded in Khan’s poetry. For this purpose, both the collections of Khan, “Velvet of Loss” and “Pale Leaf (Three Voices)” are used for the data understudy. Only those poems are selected that carry the theme of hope and courage. They are: hope, Ego, New Life, Trust, The Dawn, April Symphony, Abaseen, New Year, and Being Together. So, Khan here gives the message of sticking to hope as it enhances one’s courage.