TORONTO - No Canadians are in the running for the Griffin Poetry Prize for the first time in the literary award’s 25-year history. The short list announced Wednesday consists of five collections ...

By embracing the messages conveyed by these long and short poems. Earth Day poems are more than just catchy lines; they are calls to action, and expressions of hope for a greener future.

The first one, compiled by Ahmed Deen, a close friend of Iqbal, was in fact a critical appreciation of Iqbal but it included a copious selection from Iqbal’s Urdu poetry. Titled Iqbal and ...