Pashto poetry: book review of 'Shelman Rud' held

A book review ceremony of Pashto poetry themed: "Shelman Rud" was held here in government degree college hall of Tehsil Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency. The literary activity was organized under the banner of Shelman Adabi Jirga; Zakha Khel elder Malik Nadeem was the chief guest on the occasion. Besides, a number of local poets, writers, scholars and members of civil society participated in the simple but impressive gathering.
Speaking on the occasion Malik Nadeem Afridi said poets reflect rites of society through their poems and writings. However, he added, poets and teachers' community had been totally ignored in our society and that was the reason they were living below poverty line. He expressed his gratitude to the publisher of the book and said it was remarkable to publish the poetry of financially unstable poets and scholars in our society. The compiler of the book Naveed Alam Naveed while sharing his views said that poetry of 26 Pashto language poets had been collected in the book which aims at publicizing Pashto language and make known its writers and scholars. He added that publishing of poets and writers' works was the best way to serve and promote Pashto language. A poetry reciting session was also held in which dozens of poets from across Khyber and Peshawar read prose and poetry and amused the audience.