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Parveen Shakir PP (Urdu: پروین شاکر‎; 24 November 1952 - 26 December 1994)

were a Pakistani poet, teacher, and a civil servant of the Government of

Pakistan. She is best known for her poems, which brought a distinctive

feminine voice to Urdu literature, and for her consistent use of the

rare grammatical feminine gender for the word "lover".

Volumes of Poetry

خوشبو • "Khushbu" (1976) - Fragrance
صد برگ • "Sad-barg" (1980) - Marsh Marigold
خود کلامی • "Khud-kalaami" (1990) - Soliloquy
اِنکار • "Inkaar" (1990) - Refusal
ماہِ تمام • "Maah-e-Tamaam" (1994) - Full Moon (Compilation of the books

above)
کفِ آئینہ • "Kaf-e-Aa'ina" - The Mirror's Edge (Posthumous release

compiling works from diaries)
Prose

گوشہ چشم • "Gosha-e-Chashm" - Corner of the eye (Compilation of newspaper

columns)


Parveen Shakir started writing at a very young age. She wrote both

prose and poetry contributed columns in Urdu newspapers, and a few

articles in English dailies. Initially, she wrote under the pen-name

"Beena".

After teaching for nine years, she joined the Civil Service of

Pakistan and worked in the customs department. In 1986, she was

the appointed second secretary of the Central Board of Revenue (now

Federal Board of Revenue) in Islamabad, Pakistan.

In 1976, Parveen Shakir published her first volume of poetry Khushbu

(Fragrance) to great acclaim. She was awarded one of the highest

honors of Pakistan, the Pride of Performance, for her outstanding

contributions to literature. She subsequently published other volumes

of poetry including Sad-barg (Marsh Marigold) in 1980, and Khud Kalāmi

(Soliloquy) and Inkār (Denial) in 1990. These poetry books are

collected in Māh-e-Tamām (Full Moon). She also published a collection

of her newspaper columns, titled Gosha-e-Chashm (Corner of the Eye).

Kaf-e-Āina (The Mirror's Edge) was released posthumously with works

from her diaries and journals.

Parveen Shakir's poems are known for their in-depth exploration of

sensitive topics rarely talked about, especially for women. Her poems

aimed to encompass all parts of being a woman, from the innocence to

the start of being conscious of one's own sexuality, and more adult

struggles as well. These include the hardships of love, the

restrictions and social pressures faced uniquely by women, and the

need for women to be more represented in all areas of society. One

the aspect of writing that Shakir is particularly known for is her

introduction of female pronouns, both first-person and third-person,

as a way to normalize femininity in poetry, specifically within the

realm of Urdu poetry, a traditionally masculine field.

Through her ghazals, in particular, she continued to embody a feminine

voice through grammatical choices, giving a voice to females and the

female experience. Shakir's personal life was extremely influential in

the choice of style and topic that she chose to pursue. An example of

this would be the tumultuous divorce between her and her husband,

which resulted in her losing custody of her son due to Pakistani law.

This event was one of the reasons her writing focused heavily on

women's issues in regards to their place in society. Many of her poems

lament the discrimination women face, especially as a divorcee living

in a more conservative country.


On 26 December 1994, Parveen's car collided with a bus while she was

on her way to work in Islamabad. The accident resulted in her death, a

a great loss to the Urdu poetry world.

The road on which the accident took place is named after her as

Parveen Shakir Road.