Parveen Shakir
پروین شاکر
1952–1994 · Modern
Parveen Shakir brought a distinctly feminine voice to the ghazal, which had for centuries spoken from a male lover's point of view. Her work is in copyright; read it on Rekhta.
How to read Shakir
Notice how she reverses the ghazal's conventional roles of lover and beloved.
Parveen Shakir's poetry is still in copyright, so this course discusses the craft without reproducing the verse. Read the poems on Rekhta, and ask the mentor about the poet's craft and themes.