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{{Infobox writer
|name= Omer Tarin
|birthdate= 1966
|birthplace= [[Peshawar]], [[Pakistan]]
|period= 1992-present
|occupation= Poet,writer, scholar, [[Chishti]]-[[Qadiri]] mystic
}}
[[Image:Tarin-omer-imageOmer khan tarin 2015.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Omer Tarin 2010updated photo 2015]]
'''Omer Tarin''' (not real name, but pen-name ), born March 1966, is a well-known [[Pakistani]] poet, writer and scholar.<ref>[http://www.pw.org/content/omer_tarin Omer Tarin Introduction]</ref> He is also considered a mystic and [[Sufi]] thinker.

==Background and career==
Tarin was born in [[Peshawar]], [[Pakistan]], in a well-educated and elite [[feudal]] family of the famous [[Tarin]] or Tareen, tribe. He was taught at the [[Burn Hall School]], [[Abbottabad]], the [[Aitchison College]], [[Lahore]], and the [[University of the Punjab]], Lahore.<ref>[http://ilyask2.wordpress.com/tag/omer_tarin/ Interview with Poet Omer Tarin, November 2011], retrieved 20 October 2012</ref> He later studied in the [[United Kingdom]]. After teaching as a full-time college and university lecturer for many years in [[Islamabad]] and Lahore, Tarin then returned to his native [[Hazara]] region of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province and started various social assistance and charitable projects there<ref>Report ''Abbottabad'' weekly, Vol 2, No 16, March 2011</ref> in addition to managing his own property matters. He is also active in research and environmental studies and also makes occasional socio-political comments on global affairs in the media.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8025574.stm BBC Comment Pages]  Retrieved 27 October 2012</ref>

==Poetry==
He has published several collections of poetry. Some of his work has been also published in the UK, the [[USA]] and other countries.<ref>[http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL101176A Open Library Catalog for several editions of Omer Tarin's works] Retrieved 25 October 2012</ref> His poetry is said to have a unique [[mystic]], spiritual tone and strong [[Symbolism|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 Review] 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".<ref>Dr Acantha Gulzar, Review,  [http://www.amazon.com/harvest-season-love-songs-Poems/product-reviews/9698127119 Acantha Gulzar Review]  Retrieved 9/11/2012</ref>

==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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