The Best of Perveen Shakir
Perveen Shakir Capital Reception
Shakir's poetry was well-received, and after
her untimely death she is now considered one of the best and "most
prominent" modern poets Urdu language has ever produced. Hailed as a
"great poetess," her poetry has drawn comparisons to that of Iranian
poet Forough Farrokhzad, and she is considered among the breed of
writers "regarded as pioneers in defying tradition by expressing the
"female experience" in Urdu poetry."
A source states, "Parveen ... seems to have
captured the best of Urdu verse ... Owing to [her] style and range of
expressions one will be intrigued and ... entertained by some
soul-stirring poetry." Another praises "her rhythmic flow and polished
wording."
Literary figure Iftikhar Arif has praised
Shakir for impressing "the young lot through her thematic variety and
realistic poetry," for adding "a new dimension to the traditional theme
of love by giving expression to her emotions in a simple and pellucid
style," and using a "variety of words to convey different thoughts with
varying intensities."
The Delhi Recorder has stated that Shakir "has given the most beautiful female touch to Urdu poetry."
