Ishaq Wardag’s Nostalgia

Abstract

Literature is the reflection of life. The poet or writer reflects his culture and environment through his poetic creations. The resident of the city of flowers - Peshawar Ishaq Wardag, is also a renowned poet who has reflected the Pashtun's culture and society through his poetic words. In the article under study and review of the said poet, Ishaq Wardag has brought Nostalgia- the power of recollection is under consideration in his poetry. Nostalgia is a psychological term- the imaginative power which binds every soul with the events and memories of the past. A reliable central theme in Ishaq Wardag's poetry is the memories of the past. In his poetry, if on the one face he languashies and share his sorrows of being separated from friends , on the other hand, he is also sharing sobing laments over the fading civilization. He has a deep and great love for the memories of the past. Through these scattered memories, he organizes the dispersed ingridents of his life. The hues of his faded memories have decorated his odes like the natural rainbow.