Khalid Irfan


Khalid Irfan is an American-Pakistani comic poet. He has written several books of humorous poetry in his own style, using language and metre that are familiar to common people.
Irfan's favourite poets are Ahmad Faraz and Mir Anees.

Early life and career

Irfan was born in Karachi, Pakistan. His father Irshad Ali migrated to Pakistan from Badayun, India in 1947.
He received a master's degree in Urdu literature. He has two sons, Muhammad Waleed Faran and Hamza Shayan.
Irfan has published five poetry collections. In several poems he has described social and political issues of his native country Pakistan and his adopted country the United States. He is in charge of the literary section of Urdu Times Weekly.