The 25th death anniversary of renowned poetess Parveen Shakir is being observed today.
Born on November 24, 1952, in Karachi, Parveen Shakir was a self-made woman and adopted a purely eastern style in her poems. She not only expressed her feelings but also of working women. She was regarded as a pioneer in defying tradition by expressing the female experience in Urdu poetry.
Her work was often based on romanticism, exploring the concepts of love, beauty, and their contradictions, and heavily integrated the use of metaphors, similes, and personifications.
She was granted one of Pakistan’s most noteworthy respects, the Pride of Performance for her extraordinary commitment to writing in 1976.
Parveen Shakir died in a car accident in Islamabad on December 26, 1994, while going to work.