My first encounter with his works was through his novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. ― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeousĭoesn’t this make you skip a breath? Does it not make you contemplate freedom in way you have never before? (screams in fangirl) I get it, Ocean Vuong can do that to you with his words. Because sometimes not seeing the bars is enough” “All freedom is relative-you know too well-and sometimes it’s no freedom at all, but simply the cage widening far away from you, the bars abstracted with distance but still there, as when they “free” wild animals into nature preserves only to contain them yet again by larger borders. As the name suggests, Find Your Voice Journal is a customised diary that allows you to explore your inner poet through a series of prompts given by Noor herself. Moreover in 2018, she also launched her Find Your Voice Journal. Unnahar’s book explores her voice through this book and talks about heartbreak in the form of poetry and prose. Yesterday I was the Moon is her debut poetry book. Not only she’s a published author but she’s also a full time art student at IVS, Karachi. It’s no exaggeration to call her a multi-hyphenate artist. In grade 6, she entered the world of internet by her blog Noor’s Place. Unnahar is a 23 year old Karachi born poet & blogger. Noor Unnahar – Millennials redefining poetryįirst on our recommendation list is Noor Unnahar.

So, the poetic landscape now includes, spontaneous instagram posts and captions, quick 141 character limit tweets and the widely loved spoken word. It’s important to understand that trends of poetry have drastically changed in the last two decades. Then came the millennial generation that fought against the rules and conventions that restricted poetry. However, the trends of poetry since times immemorial have been difficult to understand by laymen.

In order to feel and savour every emotion it conveys, it should be raw and unfiltered. Thus, we have curated a list of 21st century’s best poets from all across the globe. This week at Daastan, we bring to you the best of millennial poets.

Whether it’s art, literature, politics or culture leave it to a millennial to give things a new meaning. Millennials have their own way of doing everything.

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