TY - BOOK AU - Khattak, Ejaz Hassan Khan TI - Keeping the Dream Alive SN - 9789694965628 U1 - 821 PY - 2021/// CY - Islamabad PB - Dost Publications KW - English Poetry N1 - COMMENTS ON THE BOOK Ejaz's poetic struggle is this dialectic of self-confidence and and fear of peril... His writing is a struggle through which he hopes to reach into the deeper recesses of his being, the valley of his soul, without losing sight of his surroundings. M. Ashraf Adeel Prof and Chair Department of Philosophy Kutztown University of Pennsylvania USA Ejaz is a pathologist by training, at ease with microscopy and inquest, skills he utilises to his advantage as he looks at life as it is and as it was... Notwithstanding the language he chooses to share his feelings and thoughts, he is never far from the ocean of love and caring that he is immersed in. Omer Taimour Atiq Little Rock, Arkansas USA Love and Trust appear to be the central themes of the book. However love is not treated in the tradition of romantic excess but as a sentiment expressed with classical restraint. Consequently the mode of presentation falls in the domain of poetical realism rather than pure lyricism. This does not dilute the sentiment of love but reflects a broader vision, a larger context in which love has significance. Ejaz Rahim Poet in English language and former Civil Servant ER -