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Hamza Hassan Sheikh (Urdu: حمزہ حسن شیخ‎), born (Hamza Hassan Sheikh Urdu: حمزہ حسن شیخ‎) on July 13, 1985, is a young romantic poet and a novelist from Pakistan.He is famous for his love poems and lyrics of romance.

Early Life
Hamza was born in D.I.Khan, the city located on the bank of the Indus River. He passed his early childhood in this city. His father Khadim Hussain Sheikh is a lawyer and a learned person. He got his early education from the government school of his hometown. His educational career kept in progress from one institute to another. After his Bachelors, he moved towards Islamabad for higher education. During his stay at the university, he participated in the extra-curricular activities. He was also the editor of the literary journals of school, college and university.

Literary Career
In his early childhood he was a reader of the children’s stories. He wrote his first essay on Pakistan, when he was 12 years old. The essay appeared in a famous children’s Magazine, Taleemo-i-Tarbiat, published by Feroz Sons Limited, which was much appreciated and liked by the readers. Afterwards he started to write short stories for the children regularly. His stories appeared in children’s pages of all national newspapers and magazines. During this period, he won many writing competitions and secured many prizes and honorary certificates from different institutes. At college, when he was 16, he composed his very first poem and turned towards poetry. He was much admired to present a unique idea in a very short poem. Along with poems, he also continued to write for the children. At the age of 18, he became a popular writer of children as well his poems started to appear in international literary journals. He was much admired by foreign poets for his simplicity, eloquence, directness, clarity, honesty and his total dedication towards love. He turned his full concentration towards poems and became the author of a book at the age of 18.

First Book
His first collection of poems Some Moments of Love appeared in 2004. Some Moments of Love played a vital role in the literary career and fame of the poet. The book was not only appreciated in Pakistan, but it was highly recommended in India, England, U.S.A and News Zealand. The famous Indian poet Dr. Ram Krishna Singh commented on his book.

“The poems in the volume expresses his love yearning and passionate dreams and desires effectively, bearing the marks of classical poetry in various themes. His flash of imagination renders the volume a significant contribution to poetry from sub-continent. ”

In 2013, the second edition of the book was published from U.S.A.

In 2009 his 2nd collection of poems, Museum of Reminiscence appeared which gained the same appreciation and recommendation from the international literary circles. The book was consisted upon 60 poems focusing not only on the past memories but also having the poems on social concerns. His poetry transposed his combined feelings of hope, passion, anger and lasting affections. His short nature poems clearly revealed his lifelong love of the natural world. International Review Writer and critic of England, Bernard M Jackson wrote in Metverse Muse, India

“Hamza Hassan Sheikh, a gifted romantic poet from Pakistan, it is great pleasure that his 2nd published collection has now come my way for due appraisal. A superb collection by an up-and-coming, young poet of international standing, Many will readily identify with faithfully emergent instances of his remembered past experiences, here crystallized into inspired romantic verse. Highly recommended…! ”

In 2013, the second edition of the book was published from U.S.A. His poems have also been translated into Arabic, Persian, Urdu and other regional languages.

Debut Novel
In 2011, he joined the queue of the 21st century English novelists with his debut novel Thirst All Around. The theme of the novel was based on the life of a university student. The feelings of love, hypocrisy, jealousy, affection and flirtations were apparent among all his characters. He also well portrayed the greed of human beings, the lust for woman and blackmailing among his minor characters which showed the opposite nature of human feelings who have no concern with true love but only have lust for human bodies. Thirst All Around covered the thirst of everyone. Within 2 years three editions of Thirst All Around has been published from Pakistan, India and U.S.A

Fiction
In 2013, his first collection of short stories Rolling Gems appeared. There were 15 short stories, each one of these one to two page cameos being a complex, complete and captivating little gem or unfolding drama in its own right, at once succinct and alive with its conversational dialogues. These compassionate and empathic tales are, also, pervaded by atmospheric mystery, enigma or magic and the melancholy or joyful inner worlds of their emotions. Hamza, in his Rolling Gems narrates the prevailing situation of Pakistani society with courage. Hamza also writes Urdu fiction and his many short stories have been published in the leading literary journals of Pakistan

Contribution as Children’s Writer
He contributed as the children’s writer. He got appreciation and admiration on his fascinating ideas. He secured an award and an honorary certificate from National Book Foundation, Ministry of Education Pakistan in 2004 on his first collection of Short stories Matti Ki Khushboo. In 2007, his 2nd collection of short stories Aakash Ka Jhoomar appeared and in 2008 his 3rd collection Bin Pankh Ke Panchi appeared. In 2010, his 4th collection of short stories Lahoo Ki Mang secured a recommendation certificate from National Book Foundation, Ministry of Education, Pakistan.

Contribution as Translator
He contributed in the field of literature as a translator. He translated poetry/prose of famous Urdu poets into English as well as he has also translated the regional Punjabi/Saraiki literature into English for international critics and writers to make them aware about Pakistani Literature. He translated the poems of famous Punjabi poet Amrita Pritam from Punjabi to English and a collection of translated poems Splashes of Moonlight appeared in 2013.

Poetry
Some Moments of Love (Poems) (2 Editions) 978-1-304-31143-6 (2004/2013)

Museum of Reminiscence (Poems) (2 Editions) 978-1-304-32756-7 (2009/2013)

Prose
Thirst All Around (Novel) (3 Editions) 978-1-304-31839-8 (2010/2011/2013)

Rolling Gems (Short Stories) (1 Edition) 978-1-304-32832-8 (2013)

Translation
Splashes of Moonlight (Translated poems) (1 Edition) 978-1-304-33404-6 (2013)

Urdu
(Children’s Short Stories)

Matti Ki Khushboo (2006)

Aakash Ka Jhoomar (2007)

Bin Pankh Ke Panchi (2008)

Awards
National Book Foundation Award (2004)

Honours
1. First English novelist from his city (D. I. Khan) and province (KPK) after creation of Pakistan

2. First English Story writer/Fictionist from his city and province after creation of Pakistan

3. First writer of his city to work for Children’s literature