
For example, her poem "Steel Mills Worker" speaks about the deplorable conditions and long hours workers find themselves doing every day. Several of her poems lament the harsh reality that many low-income laborers around the world face. Other than topics of femininity and female sexuality, Shakir also used free verse to write about topics related to economic disparities and the tendency of society to exploit on the weak and poor. It is written in a way which was and is still considered modern in Pakistan. The children of our age, have grown wiserĬompared to her ghazliāt, Shakir's free verse is much bolder and explores social issues and taboos, including gender inequality, discrimination, patriotism, deceit, prostitution, the human psyche, and current affairs. They insist upon catching the firefly in daylight

The two main styles she wrote in were ghazal and āzād nazm ( free verse) where she utilized several literary techniques and examined delicate topics to create a full image of the female experience. Kaf-e-Āina ( The Mirror's Edge) was released posthumously with works from her diaries and journals. She also published a collection of her newspaper columns, titled Gosha-e-Chashm ( Corner of the Eye). These poetry books are collected in Māh-e-Tamām ( Full Moon). She subsequently published other volumes of poetry including Sad-barg ( Marsh Marigold) in 1980, and Khud Kalāmi ( Soliloquy) and Inkār ( Denial) in 1990. She was awarded one of the highest honours of Pakistan, the Pride of Performance, for her outstanding contributions to literature. In 1976, Parveen Shakir published her first volume of poetry Khushbu ( Fragrance) to great acclaim.

In 1986, she was appointed second secretary of the Central Board of Revenue (now Federal Board of Revenue) in Islamabad, Pakistan. Īfter teaching for nine years, she joined the Civil Service of Pakistan and worked in the customs department. Initially, she wrote under the pen-name "Beena". She wrote both prose and poetry, contributed columns in Urdu newspapers, and a few articles in English dailies.

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