KARACHI: Lahore based poet, editor and columnist, Afshan Shafi launched her first full length poetry collection, 'Quiet Women' last month. Stocked at readings, the collection is a unique all-female collaboration featuring the illustrations of acclaimed artists, Samya Arif (Pakistan), Marjan Baniasadi (Iran) and Ishita Basu Mallik (India).

TS Eliot award nominee and winner of the Forward Prize for Poetry, Vahni Capildeo termed 'Quiet Women' as one of the 'new poetries emerging in the twenty first century which are characterized by a ferocity that spans yet exceeds love and outrage, involvement and observation'

'Quiet Women' is an exploration of form and linguistic artistry, propelled by a sense of creative freedom espoused by the surrealists and abstract artists. Inspired by the creations of both Eastern and Western female artists and writers this book is a tribute to women, and the power of their collective voices.

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