FOREGROUNDING OF HOPELESSNESS IN SOCIAL REUNION IN THE POETRY OF HAMID KHAN

Abstract

The concept of hopelessness in social reunion is foregrounded in most of the poems of Khan. This paper focuses on this theme 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 bear the foregrounded theme of hopelessness in social reunion. The poems that carry the said message are: The Sun Rises, Fears, Separation, Waiting, Velvet of Loss. Thus, Khan’s concept of separation is both traditional and individual. He has indirectly dawned upon us that we should stick to our values and be helpful to others and stay selfless, but at the same time, we should also avoid being close to somebody for selfish gains. It is necessary for a good society to flourish.