Poetic voice of Humaira Gul

Rawalpindi: In the ever-evolving landscape of Urdu poetry, Humaira Gul Tishna, known simply as Tishna, emerges as a voice of both lyrical elegance and quiet rebellion.

Her poetry, rich with evocative imagery and layered metaphors, delves deeply into the human condition while offering a piercing commentary on societal structures, identity, and gender. With each verse, she invites readers into a space that is at once intimate and revolutionary. At the heart of Tishna’s composition lies a mastery of metaphor. In her notable poem ‘Wajd’, life is envisioned as a dance, fluid, cyclical, and charged with spiritual awakening. Through motifs such as butterflies, peacocks, birds, and flowing streams, she mirrors the ephemeral and multifaceted nature of human experience. However, beneath this lyrical surface, there is always a subtle defiance.

Tishna’s metaphors are not merely decorative; they are loaded with meaning, vehicles of resistance that challenge gender norms and social expectations. Her feminism is never didactic, yet it permeates her work, often in the pauses between lines and silences that carry as much weight as the verses themselves.

Tishna’s poetry, too, traverses this terrain, often portraying moments of domestic tranquility disrupted by the looming presence of external aggression. Her language is electric, emotionally raw, yet musically composed.