Ishtiaq Mir

Ishtiaq Mir is an Urdu poet and short story writer whose work centres on politics and social injustice. He writes across a range of poetic forms and is also known for fiction that blends fact with imagination. In 1980, he founded Bazm-e-Adab, one of Yorkshire’s earliest Urdu literary societies, and later became a founding member of the Yorkshire Adabee Forum, which supports Urdu and multilingual literature. His debut poetry collection, Zindagi Itni To Ho, reflects his longstanding engagement with issues of power and society.