After Parveen Shakir: Poems

After Parveen Shakir: PoemsParveen Shakir is widely considered to be the greatest Urdu female poet. She was born in Karachi Pakistan on 24 November 1952 and started writing both prose and poetry at an early age, contributing columns to newspapers and articles to English dailies. Shakir published 5 books of poetry to great acclaim, the first being Khushbu [Fragrance] (1976), followed by Sad Barg [Marsh Marigold] (1980), Khud Kalami [Soliloquy], Inkar [Denial] (1990), and Kaf e

Parveen Shakir is widely considered to be the greatest Urdu female poet. She was born in Karachi Ð Pakistan on 24 November 1952 and started writing both prose and poetry at an early age, contributing columns to newspapers and articles to English dailies. Shakir published 5 books of poetry to great acclaim, the first being ÔKhushbuÕ [ÔFragranceÕ] (1976), followed by ÔSad BargÕ [ÔMarsh MarigoldÕ] (1980), ÔKhud KalamiÕ [ÔSoliloquyÕ], ÔInkarÕ [ÔDenialÕ] (1990), and ÔKaf e AinaÕ [ÔThe Mirror's EdgeÕ] besides a collection of her newspaper columns entitled ÔGosha e ChashmÕ [ÔThe Sight CornerÕ]. She died in a car accident on 26 December 1994, when her car collided with a bus while on her way to work. 'After Parveen Shakir' is the first substantial selection of Shakir's work translated into English.