Overview
Parvin Shere has published four coffee table books, including three collections of poetry and one travelogue. Her coffee table books are all bilingual, written in Urdu and English. Readers will find that the oppressed, whether the the form is political, religious, or social, has a profound effect on her work. Parvin sees a connection between words, melodies, and images, all three being a means of expressing her feelings.
Boundless
Published in 2018, “Boundless” is a book of poetry and paintings that depicts life’s challenges and one’s journey throughout eternity. The book was launched at “Jashn-e-Rekhta” in Delhi, by one of India’s top & most well respected Urdu critics, Professor Gopichand Narang.
Pearls From The Ocean
Published in 2014, “Pearls From The Ocean” is a travelogue about Parvin’s journeys throughout South Africa, Peru and Swaziland. It was a best-seller at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg, Canada.
Raindrops On Parched Land
Published in 2010, “Raindrops on Parched Land”, is a first of its kind award winning bilingual book of poems and paintings on the theme of motherhood.
Fragments
Originally published in 2005, “Fragments” is an award winning coffee table book of poems and paintings, the first of its kind in Urdu literature. A second edition was published in 2008.
