The Poetics of long poem

Abstract
The roots of Long Poem are very deep in Urdu literature. It has benefited itself from old Urdu genre like Masnavi ,Qaseeda and Shehr-e-Aashob. The vastness of subject does not determine the importance of Long Poem, but it is the selection of subject that matters. This genre is very useful for the presentation of the issues of its age as it has the capacity to accommodate variety of shades of different cultures and civilizations. It is the vastness of sensibility, depth of subject and poetic command of the poet that can make long poem worth reading.

Dr. Abid Khurshid . (2019) طویل نظم کی شعریات, Zaban-o-Adab, Volume 24 -25, Issue 1.
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