Raees Warsi (Urdu: رئیس وارثی ‎, born 1 March 1963) is an American Pakistani Urdu Poet, Journalist, Lyricist, TV anchor and Master of Ceremonies.. He has blended contemporary issues into classic rhyme. Where Urdu poetry was confined to the issues of love, romance and its tragedies till the early 20th century, Warsi and some other notable contemporary poetry have expanded Urdu poetry to the demands of modern realism while still maintaining the classic rhyme.