In India, the art of poetry has been passed down from generation to generation. Many poets have contributed to the Indian literature. Some of the well-known ones are Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Ada Jafri, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Sahil Ludhianvi, Bashir Badr, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Rahat Indori, Parveen Shakir, Nida Fazli, Ahmad Faraz, Wasim Barelvi, Jaun Elia, Mir Taqi Mir, Aqbar Allahabadi, Muhammad Iqbal, and many more.

In Pakistan, the art of poetry has also been passed down from generation to generation. Some of the well-known ones are Afzal Ahmad Syed, Akhtar Saeed Khan, Afzal Gul, Ahmad Faraz, Amin Tabish, Ashraf Ali Fughan, Asrar Lakhnavi, Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq, Arzoo Lakhnavi, Bashir Badr, Bayan Ahsanullah Khan, Bimal Krishn Ashk, Bismil Saeedi, Bishan Bhattarai, Siraj Ghai Baqli, Chand Meena, Dara Farooq, Dara Qudsi, Ehsan Danes, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Gul Bahar, Jafar Ghalib, Kamran Dustur, Khan Shamsul Haque, Mehrtaz Mahal, Mohsin Khan Momin, Rashid Khan, Wasi Shah, Siraj-ud-Din, Wasim Sultani, and many more.