After Parveen Shakir: Poems

By Parveen Shakir

Parveen 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 Aina' 'The Mirror's Edge'] besides a collection of her newspaper columns entitled 'Gosha e Chashm' 'The Sight Corner']. 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 129152956X
• ISBN13: 9781291529562
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"