Parveen Shakir > About Her

Parveen Shakir was born on 24th November, 1952 in Karachi , Pakistan . She did Masters in English literature and linguistics.

She taught for 9 years. Later she joined the Pakistan Civil Service. She served in the Customs department till her death.

Her poetry was a breath of fresh air in Urdu poetry. She was among those female poets who used the first-person feminine pronoun. The feminine perspective of love and the associated social problems were her theme.

Critics compare her poetry to that of Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad.

Her first book, Khushboo , won the Adamjee Award . Later she was awarded the Pride of Performance.

Following are her published books of poetry in chronological order. A translation of the title of each book is given in italics.

•  Khushboo (1976) - Fragrance

•  Sad-barg (1980) - Evergreen

•  Khud-kalaami (1990) - Talking to Self

•  Inkaar (1990) - Denial

•  Maah-e-Tamaam (1994) - Full Moon

She married Naseer Ali, a doctor by profession, whom she later divorced. In 1994, she died in a car accident at the age of 42. She is survived by a son, Syed Murad Ali.

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