Poetry

2002

Queue
To my finger-printed friends
By R. Hiwa

The death of an Iranian doctor
Poem
By Homeira Adibzadeh

Dokhtar-e Amrika-i
Poem
By Farnoosh Seifoddini

The Poem
Poem
By Siamak Vossough

Laghabnaameh
Poem
By R. Hiwa

Exile
Poem
By Ramtin

Kankaash dar esmat
Poem
By Tannaz Ebadollahi

Aghrab
Poem
By Reza Razavi

Sightless soldiers
Poem
By Bijan Rafat

Sardar
Poem
By R. Hiwa

Queue
To my finger-printed friends
By R. Hiwa

Yaad-e assal
Poem
By Reza Hiwa

Do you miss me?
Poem
By Roya Hakakian

Things I'm thankful for
Poem
By Samar Davoodi, age 12

Our mama
Poem
By Ramtin

Baran (Tabeed)
Poem
By Reza Hiwa

Behold this love that has no bound
Poem
By Setareh Sabety

Dar aab
Poem
By Leila Farjami

Thick skin
Poem
By Arash Daneshzadeh

Daastaan-e shab
Poem
By Arash Emamzadeh

Az aan saalhaa...
Poem
By Qasem Nosrati

Doudee (Cured)
Poem
By Shiva Ensandoost

Only in America
Poem
By Shadi Ziaei

For the United Nations
Poem
By Assal Badrkhani

Distant voice
Poem
By Shiva Shajii

The cubic
Poem
By Abol Danesh

Your Persian rug
Poem
By Farrokh A. Ashtiani

Chand koocheh?
Poem
By Omid Rahimi

Shahab
Poem
By Parisa

Goftam goft
Poem
By Shahriar Zahedi

My sister
Poem
By Ali Jami

Pain and hope
Simin Behbahani's poetry reading in Toronto
By Sepideh

Sophy and the Persian prince
Shakespeare and Persia
By Sami Gorgan Roodi

Hafiz... Jogging!
Meaning is the salt of conscience: Did 9/11 kill it?
By Moji Agha

New meaning
Poems by the late Hassan Honarmandi
By Esmail Nooriala

Az "moje no" taa "sh'ere eshgh"
History of modern Persian poetry
By Esmail Nooriala

Aadam nashavi
By Kamran Seyed Mousavi

Consider the camel
Persian: Va negaah kon beh Shotor, aari
By Simin Behbahani
Translated by Korosh Khalili

Winter vacation
By Roger Sedarat

Karpaye
By Namdar Nasser

On a dusty mountain path
By Setareh Sabety

Come the light
By Ahmad Shamloo
Translated by Joseph U. Freeman

Hands
By Roozbeh Shirazi

Saa'ate panj
By Leila Farjami

Grimor
By Vahid Amiri

The classified
By Naz Rakhshandeh

Traces on the sand
By Sheema Kalbasi

Beshno az del!
Based on Alanis Morrisett's "Thank you India"
By Reza Khalili

Baagh o aayneh
By Omid Rahimi

Gardner
By Maziar Ouliaei-Nia

Glance
By Hamid Karimi

Center of my grief
By Ada Barrett

Bigaaneh parast
By Azam Nemati

Aabitareen saedaaye hamisheh
By Parisa Movahed

Tavalodi deegar
By Ali Jamali

Namaki
By Sami Gorgan Roodi

Nazanin
By Michael Fredieu

Beh yaad aavari maa raa
By Ali Zahedi

The God of History
By Maryam Kordkheili

Qalam
By Katayoon Hadizadeh

Eehaam dar zanaanegi
Poem
By Tannaz Ebadollahi

The world's end?
Poem
By Setareh Sabety

See the angels fly away
On September 11
By Borzoo Elahi

Vasiyat
In memory of Farhad
By Vahid Amiri

Throbs in our throats
In memory of Farhad
By Mersedeh Khozin

Schizophrenic citizen of the world
Poem
By Shoreh Kooshesh

Broken heart
You in September 2002
Madame Bayaz

Uncertain future
Interview with winner of Human Rights Watch journalism award
By Fariba Amini

Taarofing
Poem
By Roger Sedarat

Los Angeles booye kabaab meedahad
Poem
By Leila Farjami

Dancing flame
Poem
By Yooseph Azad

Three poems
Poem
By Hamid Karimi

Paeez
Poem
By Omid Rahimi

Naameh
Poem
By Tannaz Ebadollahi

The edge of the precipice
Poem
By Setareh Sabety

Sar bar sereer shaaneye oryaane man beneh
Poem
By Monir Taha

For good
Two years after Shamlou
By Esmail Nooriala

You must
By Setareh Sabety

Melting icicle
By Abol Danesh

Yaad kon
By Sheema Kalbasi

Beh Ameneh
By Tannaz Ebadollahi

Mahboub injaast
By Leila Farjami

Come home
By Jason Allen

Poetry 4 the people
By Solmaz Sharif

Taraneye kish o maat
By Vahid Amiri

The oil of war: 1991
By David B. McCoy

I am not a virgin
By Arezou Raeisghasem

Koocheye eshgh
By Azam Nemati

Recipe for the perfect woman
By Mitra K

Yek nafare saadeh
By Anonymous

Kineh
By Hassan Reza

Dream
I found this poem in the newsletter of my daughter's school.
-- Rassah's mom, Nahid

Three poems
Poem
By Kaveh L. Afrasiabi

Setting the record straight
Poem
By Solmaz Sharif

Why this never-ending fall?
Poem
By Arash Emamzadeh

The Song of Persia
Poem
By Reza Sami Gorgan Roodi

I'm the Single Most Wonderful PersonI know
Poem :-)
By Mannaneh Shahidi

Earthly signs
Forough's poem in her own voice

Nah az bee naanee
Poem
By Hassan Karimi

Schizophrene piyadeh-rohaa
Poem
By Leila Farjami

Taa abad
Poem
By Azam Nemati

Ayandeh
Reciting Rumi
By Armete Mobin

Beh aankeh raqeebam pendaasht maraa
Poem
By Tannaz Ebadollahi

Full throttle spring
Poem
By Setareh Sabety

My hyphenated self
Poem
By Solmaz Sharif

Hambaaziye qaasedak haa
Poem
By Farahnaz Amirkhani

Not lost, forever
Poem
By Arezou Raeisghasem

Slave
Poem
By J.P Amos

Vatan
Poem
From Yaser Samani

For Shohreh
H.A. Sayeh poem
From Kaveh Ahangar

It's alive!
Poem
By Leila Farjami

The last part
Documentary on Forough Farrokhzad
By Dorna Khazeni

Have you ever chased a cow?
Poem
By Setareh Sabety

Waiting
Poem
By Shadi Ziaei

Seh gaaneye Leila
Poem
By Leila Farjami

Anachronism
Poem
By Mostafa Rahbar

Koo Rafeeqi...?
Poem
By Peyman Rajabi

Tears, rust and dust
Poem
By Setareh Sabety

Eastern cuisine
For Sheila
By J.P Amos

Love's frail demeanor
Poem
By Mahtab Bijandgoodarz

Bahram Pajdo
A poet's 800-year-old predictions
From Mehrdad

Habibi
Poem
By Yashar Ahad Saremi

Khodaayaa to daadi
Poem
By Peyman Rajabi

Goftegoo baa del
Poem
By Yaser Samani

Scattered meaning
Word installations
By Namdar Nasser

Yaad gereftam
Poetry
By Farahnaz Amirkhani

Rebirth
Poem
By Mersedeh Mehrtash

Ajab... aasheghi
Poem
By Peyman Rajabi

Naqdee bar...
On poetry
By Elham Gheytanchi

Nadiaye koochak
Poem
By Leila Farjami

Norooz
Poem
By Alireza Tarighian

Breathing spring
Poem
By Setareh Sabety

Handful of clouds
Poem
By Shadi Bahar

Spring message
Poem
By Abbas Rajabi

Too late
Poem
By Shadi Assar

Nobahaar aamad
Poem
By Ali Moayed Sabety

Bahaar dar sarzamine aahan
Poem
By Hamid Gheyaspour

A few pictures in front of me
Poem
By Jam Hamidi

Too late
Poem
By Shadi Assar

Tina
Poem
By Alireza Tarighian

E-mail
Poem
By Roya Hakakian

Yek aalbome siyaah
Poem
By Leila Farjami

Fine ash
Poem
By Roger Sedarat

I did it to serve
Poem
By Setareh Sabety

Ba'd-e man
Poem
By Peyman Rajabi

Baa bahaar
Poem
By Massoud Vatankhaahi

Norooz mobaarak
Poem
By Behrooz Parhami

Ebramim Beyk dar sarzamine malek taavoos
Poem
By Yashar Ahad Saremi

Doaaye baaraan baraaye kaabol
Poem
By Yashar Ahad Saremi

Mazad
Poem
By Tannaz Ebadollahi

Maadar meeaayad, maadar aamad
Poem
By Namdar Nasser

Ashke Ladan
Poem
By Sheema Kalbasi

I remember you
A poem for Afghan Women
By Zieba Shorish-Shamley

One of these nights
Poem
By Hossein Tabriziani

Life in five
Poem
By Solmaz Ziad

Bad poem
Poem
By Mohammed Reza Pakzad

405
Poem
By Shahriar Zahedi

Delhoreye atre seeb
Poem
By Sadaf Kiani Abbassian

Sadaf Khaatoon va royaayechopoqirang-haa
Poem
By Yashar Ahad Saremi

Pilgrimage from America to Iran
Poem
By Roger Sedarat

Be proud of your hejab!
Poem
By Parvin Shirazi

Marcel Proust
Poem
By Yashar Ahad Saremi

Naan va rob
Poem for Sheema Kalbasi and her friends
By Leila Farjami

Faraaq
By Goli

Nist, nist
Poem
By Peyman Rajabi

Sick of America
Poem
By Saints Sinners

Love's parting
Poem
By Manoochehri (died 1041)
Translated by Edward Granville Browne

The necklace
Poem
By Simin Behbahani
Translated by Korosh Khalili

The man I love(d)
Poem
By Solmaz Ziad

Beloved sister
Poem
By Elli Haerri

Ganje gomshodeh
Poems of H.A. Sayeh in his own voive

Derakhte Sourik!
To my Valentine
By Esmail Nooriala

Bite my heart
Poem
By Setareh Sabety

Shaahzaadeh dar maqaame arghavaani
Poem
By Yashar Ahad Saremi

Mahboub dar farasou
Poem
By Leila Farjami

Eshgh ya'ni...
Poetry
By Peyman Rajabi

Persian Haiku
Poem
By Roger Sedarat

Me
Poem
By Mersedeh Khozin

Taraaneye beekasi
Poetry
By Nima Sheikhy

Aziz
Poetry
By Saied Taheri

Does this come with a receipt?
Poem
By Saideh Violoni

The belly dancer
It means a lot to me
By Bev Karami

Going with the flow
Paintings
By Pooneh Jafari Nejad

Head to toe
The poetry of Abu Sa'id
By Reza Ordoubadian

Afsoos o dareegh o aah o faryaad
A poem in the heat of the revolution
By Ali Moayed Sabety

In a blink
Poem
By Amir Arasta

Kaash
Poem
By Peyman Rajabi

Making poetry public
Poetry doesn't need do particularly anything -- except communicate
By Leyla Momeny

Kholoos
Poem
By Tannaz Ebadollahi

Street Gangs
Poem
By Mina Javaherbin

Ey Rafigh
Poem
By Peyman Rajabi

Man o Bamdad
Poem
By Karan Reshad

Equal
Poem
By Roya Hakakian

Baaraan jaan
Poem
By Nima Sheikhy

Yek chand
Poem
By Aram Gharib

Tell me news
Poem
By Mersedeh Khozin

A Persian tale
Poem
By John Godfrey Saxe

Rain in Mandalay
I had been lost sight of until...
By BURNTOAST

Nothing new
"Poetry" vs. "trash"
By Korosh Khalili
January 14, 2002

The hill
Poem
By Setareh Sabety
January 14, 2002

Dideham...
Poem
By Namdar Nasser
January 14, 2002

Trilogye paarke mellat
Poem
By Leila Farjami
January 14, 2002

The Chinese and Roman artists
Poem
By Jalaledin Rumi
January 14, 2002

Rahro e Ka'be
My crimes of poetry
By Sheema Kalbasi

Crimes of poetry
What happened to beauty? Creativity? Hidden meanings and sublime language?
By Hamed Vahidi

Shaaeri keh Baabaa Karam nemeeraqsad
So what if others don't understand your poems?
By Leila Farjami

Sohrab and Rustam
Poem
By Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)

Persia
Poem
By Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)

Way home
Poem
By Shadi Ziaei

Om
Poem
By Leila Farjami

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