Shakir employed mainly two forms of poetry in her work, one being the prevalent Ghazal, and the other being free verse. She subsequently published other volumes of poetry all well-received. Parveen started writing at an early age and published her first volume of poetry, Khushbu, in 1976 to great acclaim. Shakir employed mainly two forms of poetry in her work, one being the prevalent Ghazal, and the other being fr Parveen Shakir was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan. Parveen Shakir was an Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan. After her death, a unified version of all these books were published by the name Mahe-Tamam. She subsequently published Sad-barg (Marsh Marigold), Khud kalami (Conversing with the Self), Inkaar (Refusal), Maah-e-Tamam (Full Moon) and Kaf-e-Aa'ina (The Edge of the Mirror), all to great acclaim. Shakir's first book, Khushbu (Fragrance), was published in 1976 and won Pakistan's Adamjee Award. The latter is reflected not merely in the consistent use of a grammatical feminine gender or the references to feminine attire and social contexts, but in something much more. She subsequently published Sad-barg (Marsh Marigold), Khud kalami ( Her Ghazals are a noteworthy contribution to Urdu literature in their own right, some of them carrying the vivid impress of a distinctively feminine voice. Her Ghazals are a noteworthy contribution to Urdu literature in their own right, some of them carrying the vivid impress of a distinctively feminine voice.