After Parveen Shakir: Poems

After Parveen Shakir: Poems

ByRehan Qayoom

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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.

Details

Publication Date
Jul 17, 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781291529562
Category
Poetry
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Rehan Qayoom

Specifications

Pages
52
Binding Type
Paperback Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm)

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