{"id":3838,"date":"2018-02-25T19:38:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?p=3838"},"modified":"2019-09-04T22:31:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T22:31:20","slug":"the-literary-evenings-series-a-string-of-events-all-across-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/the-literary-evenings-series-a-string-of-events-all-across-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Literary Evenings Series: A String of Events All Across Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Words and Metaphors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Somewhere in the humdrum that was the year 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/\">Daastan<\/a>\u2019s co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/pk.linkedin.com\/in\/sidra-amin-1080\">Sidra Amin<\/a> took it upon herself to launch a platform that worked solely for the <em>propagation of literature through <strong>offline events<\/strong><\/em>. For months before the forum was founded, Sidra hunted for literati and like-minded individuals with a heart filled with sheer love for literature and related arts. In mid-summer, it finally came into being, and was named <strong><em>\u2018<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/wordsandmetaphors\/\"><strong><em>Words and Metaphors<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. They had the pleasure of introducing to KPK its <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wordsandmetaphors\/videos\/1754800741492056\/?__xts__[0]=68.ARBB4O0CF4Qc-v9S0hDIA4lVUG7ska3sLp0SClygXgzhY3PsDbaaUcHjzJHvVJXyUOOIct7gaLdci78E7Vbv20bi-lTkhHChYRCwXazo2k45RXwxinOO1RPhSG3dkFGqUNwyuCCFoYjPEh8-Rk8zwRQAWPKLvyn-Ct-3UmuTGRkZdGD6RgTDTTxBZHujq5eOArTswiL1vDwqiGSaAmhtqLI3gLEpXYcwHagHOge_vhfZYEFK1Saoknq305hgwJvr6xJVyWQ4ZSVZomluS0LM56j7qYnzdcajckyzPVv_MezS7muwB8ATQJgLzrSV6rPbGexwYUcBdXdjLJ4l0fw&amp;__tn__=-R\">very first spoken word performance<\/a><\/em> by their debut artist <strong>Mr. Kayenaat Hameed Khattak.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-metaphors.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4035\" class=\"wp-image-4035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-metaphors.jpg 960w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-metaphors-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-metaphors-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-metaphors-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-metaphors-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-metaphors-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-metaphors-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Words and Metaphors, KPK&#8217;s first Spoken word platform<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-Metaphors-Team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4093\" data-link=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4093\" class=\"wp-image-4093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-Metaphors-Team-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-Metaphors-Team-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-Metaphors-Team-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-Metaphors-Team.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Words-and-Metaphors-Team-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Core Team of Words and Metaphors. <br>Ms. Sidra (left), Ms. Kayenaat (middle), Ms. Hira (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Literary Evenings Volume 1: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost a year later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mydaastan\/\">Daastan <\/a>powered what was to become the signature event series of Words and Metaphors, titled <strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.2028484674123660&amp;type=3\"><strong><em>Literary Evenings<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong>. The idea was to initiate a <em>chain of events<\/em> solely focused on <strong>encouraging the literature<\/strong> invested local community artists, and bring their work out into the open. The <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/events\/basecamp-peshawar\/literary-evenings-vol-1\/153110055352946\/\">first volume<\/a> of Literary Evenings, held in the city of <em>Peshawar<\/em>, had a two-tiered agenda. The first, was to hold <strong><em>a Poetry Slam Contest<\/em><\/strong> between the poets of the city, in both Urdu and English. The contest was divided into three rounds, each with its own unique theme to challenge the performer and their written content. A panel of three exceptionally qualified judges was assembled, which consisted of a research scholar pursuing her MPhil in Literature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meraqissa.com\/ZaOmmer\">Founder Daastan<\/a>, and Co-founder Words and Metaphors, each especially suited to evaluate the poet\u2019s abilities of speech, written word and body language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second purpose of the event was to hold a<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/339839713176428\/photos\/a.339843546509378\/339843529842713\/?type=3&amp;__tn__=-R\"><strong><em>book launch<\/em><\/strong><\/a> for the most talented writer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meraqissa.com\/\">Qissa<\/a>, who also had the honor of being the fastest crowd funded author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mydaastan\/\">Daastan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meraqissa.com\/saherwrites\">Ms. Laiba Sehrish Nawaz<\/a>. Her book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meraqissa.com\/book\/154\">Abduction from the Lethe<\/a>, had hundreds of entries of poem and prose, which she had written since she was a little child, as well as art and photography that resonated with her work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-audience-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-audience-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-audience-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-audience-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-audience.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-audience-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The turnout of Literary Evenings Vol. 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Footprint: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event had an astounding turnout. More than 50 people showed up to witness the rise of the empire of literature, and cheer for those who had accomplished their dreams and visions related to it. The guest of honor was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uop.edu.pk\/departments\/Teaching-Faculty\/?r=93&amp;q=Dr-Nasir-Jamal-Khattak\">Dr. Nasir Jamal Khattak<\/a>, a professor at the University of Peshawar who wowed the crowd with his soul-searching talk about realizing one\u2019s inner potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Nasir-Jamal-Khattak-Literary-Evenings-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Nasir-Jamal-Khattak-Literary-Evenings-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Nasir-Jamal-Khattak-Literary-Evenings-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Nasir-Jamal-Khattak-Literary-Evenings-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Nasir-Jamal-Khattak-Literary-Evenings.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Nasir-Jamal-Khattak-Literary-Evenings-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Prof. Dr. Nasir Jamal Khattak, the guest of honor of the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Three <strong><em>winners <\/em><\/strong>of the Poetry Slam contest were selected and were awarded gifts from Daastan. The book launch also received media coverage from multiple news channels, such as Geo News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Wafa-Farooq-Winner-Literary-Evenings-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3843\" class=\"wp-image-3843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Wafa-Farooq-Winner-Literary-Evenings-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Wafa-Farooq-Winner-Literary-Evenings-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Wafa-Farooq-Winner-Literary-Evenings-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Wafa-Farooq-Winner-Literary-Evenings.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Wafa-Farooq-Winner-Literary-Evenings-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Ms. Wafa Farooq, the winner of the Slam Poetry Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-Evenings-vol-1-Adil-Yousaf-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4096\" data-link=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4096\" class=\"wp-image-4096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-Evenings-vol-1-Adil-Yousaf-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-Evenings-vol-1-Adil-Yousaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-Evenings-vol-1-Adil-Yousaf-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-Evenings-vol-1-Adil-Yousaf.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-Evenings-vol-1-Adil-Yousaf-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Mr. Adil Yousaf, who stood second in he competition<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-Kayenaat-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4097\" data-link=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4097\" class=\"wp-image-4097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-Kayenaat-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-Kayenaat-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-Kayenaat-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-Kayenaat-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Literary-evenings-vol-1-Kayenaat-1-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Ms. Kayenaat Hameed Khattak stood third.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you require services to organize a literary event offline, reach out and drop a message with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mydaastan\/\">Daastan <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wordsandmetaphors\">Words and Metaphors<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first volume of Literary Evenings, held in Peshawar, took the literary world by storm by uncovering raw talent, and connecting the best minds of the industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[23,102,25,22,59],"class_list":{"0":"post-3838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-literary-events","8":"tag-daastan","9":"tag-literary-events","10":"tag-literature","11":"tag-pakistan","12":"tag-qissa"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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