My Voice

Badakhshan a northern province of Afghanistan in 1331 [1953 ce]. He studied in his birthplace and graduated from the Faculty of Sciences at Kabul University in 1354 [1976 ce]. He was imprisoned in the notorious Pul-e-Charki prison by the Soviet-backed regime for three years in the 1970s shortly after he had begun to write poetry. He is now widely regarded as one of the leading modernist poets in Afghanistan, the lyrical intensity of his work coupled with his bold use of free verse distinguishing him as a highly original and important poet. After years in exile he recently returned to live in Kabul where he is president of Afghan PEN.