Yasmeen Hameed

Yasmeen Hameed (Urdu: یاسمین حمید‎) (born 18 March 1951) is a Pakistani Urdu poet, translator and an educator.[1][2]

Career

Yasmeen Hameed has over 25 years of experience in the fields of literature, art and education. She is working as ‘Writer in Residence’ in the Social Sciences Department at Lahore University of Management Sciences.[1][2] Yasmeen Hameed’s original literary contributions are her five books of poetry published in Urdu in 1988, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2007. She has contributed to English writing through translation of contemporary Urdu poetry into English.[1]

She has edited (in English), issues of Pakistani Literature published by the Pakistan Academy of Letters.[2] She has written scripts in English for cultural/fashion shows sponsored by the Government of Pakistan, performed in London in 1995 and Washington in 1996 and in the World cup cricket Cultural Festival in Pakistan in 1996. She has also contributed a monthly column to the "Books & Authors" supplement of The Daily Dawn newspaper.[2]

Yasmeen Hameed owns and has developed the Lahore Alma School in Defence Housing Authority, Lahore. Additionally, she has interviewed a number of renowned Pakistani literary personalities on Pakistani television and has participated widely in poetry symposia at national and international levels.[3][4]

Education

M. Sc. :Nutrition
Punjab University – Lahore (1972)
B. Sc. :Home Economics- Home Economics College
Punjab University – Lahore (1970)

Original works

Yasmeen Hameed has published five books of poetry in Urdu:

Title Year Published Pages
Pas-e-Aina[2] 1988 160
Hisar-e-be-Dar-o-Deevar[2] 1991 160
Aadha Din aur Aadhi Raat[2] 1996 237
Fana bhi eik Saraab[2] 2001 216
Doosri Zindagi (Collected poems, 1988–2001)[2] 2007 700

Awards for poetry and literature

Works to be published
  • Contemporary Verse from Pakistan (English)
  • Fifth collection of poetry (Urdu) titled Bay- samar pairhon ki khwahish.

References
  1. "INTERVIEW: Yasmeen Hameed (Books And Authors)". Dawn (newspaper). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. "Yasmeen Hameed profile". Rekhta.com website. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. Amel Ghani (21 November 2015). "Faiz festival: Master critic eulogises immortal poet". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. 10th Karachi Literature Festival concludes on a high note Daily Times (newspaper), Published 4 March 2019, Retrieved 12 August 2019


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