Parveen Shakir

Known for

Feminine voice and imagery in modern Urdu poetry

Biography

Pakistani Urdu poet and civil servant whose poetry, written from a distinctly feminine perspective, brought fresh themes and imagery into modern Urdu verse; she died in a car accident at 42.

A well-known line

"Ku ba ku phail gayi baat shanasai ki" (Word of our acquaintance spread from street to street)

Major works

• Khushboo
• Sadbarg
• Khud Kalami