The 14th death anniversary of noted poetess Parveen Shakir was
observed especially in literary with solemnity and reverence.
It may be recalled that Parveen Shakir, 42, was killed in a
road accident here on December 26, in 1994.
Perveen Shakir gave special feminine touch to
Urdu poetry in a distinct voice of her own.
When Amjad Islam Amjad and Faraz were talking about commitment,
lost love and feminine beauty, she talked about betrayal,
ecstasy and masculine beauty.
It was also for the first time in Urdu literary history that someone
talked about intimate sentiments regarding dolls, bangles, little girls,
ponds, waterfalls, air, cloths, perfume, full moon, and husbands.
The delicacy and subtlety of feeling and emotion in Parveen's poetry
made her poetry "a thing of beauty" which "is a joy forever".
Her first book, Khushboo, won the Adamjee Award.
Later she was awarded the Pride of Performance.
Books
Khushboo (1976) Fragrance
Sad-barg (1980)
Evergreen Khud-kalaami (1990)
Talking to Self Inkaar (1990)
Denial Maah-e-Tamaam (1994) - Full Moon