Guess the poetess name?
I will meet you yet again
How and where? I don’t know that.
Perhaps I couldbe a
figment of your imagination
Or maybe I will draw myself
As a mysterious line that shouldn’t be
On your canvas
Quietly, I will stare at you
And I will meet you again.
A.P
Answers
Amrita Pritam is your answer.
Respected poet and a pioneering woman writer of India, Amrita Pritam writes in Punjabi. Her honours include the Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi Awards. She lives in Delhi. This poem was written in her sickbed for her partner, the painter Imroz.
About the poet
Facts
Birth: 31 August 1919
Place: Gujranwala, British India
Death: 31 October 2005
Place: Delhi, India
Profession: Writer
Father: Kartar Singh Hitkari
Mother: Raj Bibi
Spouse: Pritam Singh (divorce 1960)
Partner: Imroz
Children: Navraj Kwatra and Kandala
Amrita Pritam was an Indian maverick writer and poet. She is considered the first eminent female Punjabi writer, novelist and poet of the 20th century. Her writing is equally loved by the people of India and Pakistan. In her over 6 decades long career, she produced over hundred works, including poetry, essays, novels, biographies, etc. She was honoured with prestigious awards like the ‘Sahitya Akademi,’ ‘Bharatiya Jnanpith,’ and ‘Padma Vibhushan’ among many others. One of her most famous novels titled ‘Pinjar’ was made into a movie of the same name. She also penned an autobiography, in which she expressed her audacity by writing about her personal life, which might be considered ‘controversial’ by many, even in contemporary India. Amrita Pritam is most remembered for her poem, ‘Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu.’