Kishwar Naheed

One of the best-known feminist poets of Pakistan, her first collection of poems, Lab-i-Goya (1968), won the prestigious Adamjee Prize for Literature. Founder of Hawwa (Eve), an organization striving to empower women financially, Kishwar Naheed has also served as the Director General of Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA). Her poems have been translated into many languages including English, French, and Italian. She has authored over 28 books and Oxford University Press has not only published her works in Urdu (Intikhab-e-Kalam: Kishwar Naheed and Pakistan ki Tehzeeb-o-Saqafat), but also English translations of her works (The Distance of a Shout [poetry]; A Bad Woman’s Story [memoirs]; The Culture and Civilization of Pakistan). A recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 2000 and Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 2022.