Intikhab-e-Kalam: Parveen Shakir

Description

This is a representative selection of the poetry of Parveen Shakir, who came into the literary limelight after the publication of her first poetry collection Khushboo (1976), which won the Adamjee Literary Award. Along with Khushboo, her three further collections Sadbarg, Khudkalami and Inkaar were published together under the title Mah-e-Tamam during her lifetime. A further poetry collection Kaf-e-Aaina and selection of newspaper columns Gosha-e-Chashm were published posthumously. Since her untimely death, she is regarded as having been a very important modern Urdu language poet. She was awarded the “Pride of Performance”, one of Pakistan’s highest civilian awards for his outstanding contributions to Urdu literature.

Author Biography

Dr. Anis Fatema Zaidi, known by her pen name Fatema Hassan, has been committed to the cause of Woman’s Rights ever since she began to write. Holding a PhD in Mass Communications from the University of Karachi, she began her career as Assistant Editor Publications in the Sindh Information Department in 1977. Presently she is serving as Director Public Relations. She has published seven books of poetry, including Behte Huwe Phool, Dastak se Dar ka Fasla, Yadein bhi ab Khwab Hueen, and Yaad ki Barishein (Fatima Hassan’s collected works).