Syed Jesarat
Srinagar, June 21: A 12-year-old class 7 student, Abdullah Bin Zubair, released his collection of poems, ‘No Place for Good’ in a function held here on Sunday. The function was organised by the publishers of the anthology Jay Kay Books.
The book “No Place For Good” is a collection of poems with themes revolving from metaphysics to resistance. Some of the poems are philosophical in nature whereas some are political satire.
The book release function was attended by poets, writers and other members of society including Kashmiri satirist Zareef Ahmad Zareef, filmmaker Faruq Masoodi, cardiologist and columnists Dr U Koul. They praised Abdullah fir achieving such a feat at a very young age.
“With such conducive environment and under the great guidance of his parents, the child has learnt a lot. He is a role model for his generation,” said Zareef.
Dr Koul termed Abdullah’s poetry collection a remarkable and sensitive book.
Abdullah, a voracious reader, started writing poems at the age of 8 in 2016. Abdullah is also interested in filmmaking.
On this occasion, filmmaker Faruq Masoodi spoke about budding writers. “If we have writers like Zubair, we shouldn’t lose hope,” he said. “It is a pleasure to know and see a child writing at such a tender age.”
In the end, Abdullah expressed gratitude to one and all present at the release function.
