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'''Omer Tarin''' (real name '''Omer Salim Khan''') , born 10 March 1966, is a well-known [[Pakistani]] poet, writer and scholar<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omer_Tarin Full Wikipedia article on Omer Tarin, retrieved 20 October 2012</ref>. 

==Background and early life==
(contracted; show full)ther countries<ref>http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL101176A Open Library Catalog for several editions of Omer Tarin's works Retrived 25 Occtober 2012</ref>. His poetry is said to have a unique [[mystic]], [[transcendental]] tone and and vivid [[imagery]]<ref>See Ahmad Zafar, Review in ''Frontier Post'' Lahore ed, 12 May 1995, p 15; and Mazhar ul Salam, Preface to the collection 'Harvest Season of Love Songs', 1997, p. xi ISBN 969-8127-11-9 </ref>. 
It reflects certain basic, recurring qualities such as a broad, universal humanity; a mystical regard for nature, life and the universe;<ref>Dr S Duvenant Review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/164121688  Retrieved 2 Nov 2012</ref> a sense of the frailty of human existence and a continued concern with the central issues of life/death and immortality<ref>Prof E Cyprian, critical review of Omer Tarins poetry, in daily ''The Nation'', Islamabad aand Lahore, Pakistan, 16 July 1995</ref>. These matters also inform his style, and the system of symbolism and images that consequently arises from this, via which "...new patterns emerge in our perception of the world, of creation, of ourselves and our motivations"{{citation needed}}.

==Books==
Tarin's major publications include<ref>See previous footnote 5 reference from the Open Library Catalog for full details</ref>:
* ''Spirals:Essays in Criticism'' (1992)
* ''A Sad Piper:Poems'' (1994 first ed)
* ''The Anvil of Dreams:Poems'' (1995)
* ''Burnt Offerings, Poems'' (1996)
* ''The Harvest Season of Love Songs:Poetry'' (1997)
* ''Sepoys and Sowars: Historical Essays'' (2000)
* ''Riverbeds Flowing:Selected Poems'' (2005)
* ''Selected Shorter Essays'' (2011)
* ''From Hill and Plain:Selected Short Stories'' (2011)

==References==
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