Voices By Shamshad Abdulaev You need an active subscription to view this contentYou should really subscribe now!Or login if you already have a subscription. Share — Issue: Fall 2011 / Volume 87/4 Published: September 30, 2011 Shamshad Abdulaev Shamshad Abdulaev was born in the town of Fergana in East Uzbekistan. He became one of the first poets to verbalize the language of the surrounding Asian landscape and is usually distinguished as the father of the Fergana school of poetry.