Parveen Shakir (Urdu: پروین شاکر) (November 24, 1952 - December 26, 1994) was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan.
Shakir started writing at an early age and published her first volume of poetry, Khushbu [Fragrance], to great acclaim, in 1976.
She subsequently published other volumes of poetry - all well-received - Sad-barg [Marsh Marigold] in 1980, Khud Kalami [Soliloquy] and Inkar [Denial] in 1990, Kaf e Aina [The Mirror's Edge] besides a collection of her newspaper columns, titled Gosha-e-Chashm [The Sight Corner], and was awarded one of Pakistan's highest honours, the Pride of Performance for her outstanding contribution to literature.
The poetry books are collected in the volume Mah e Tamam [Full Moon] with the exception of Kaf e Aina.
Shakir died in 1994 in a car accident while on her way to work.
Books
Volumes of Poetry
•Khushbu (1976) - Fragrance
•Sad-barg (1980) - Marsh Marigold
•Khud-kalaami (1990) - Talking to the Self
•Inkaar (1990) - Refusal
•Maah-e-Tamaam (1994) - Full Moon
•Kaf-e-Aa'ina - The Edge of the Mirror
Prose
•Gosha-e-Chashm - The Sight Corner
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