Poetry
2003
Windless
in Bam
For Bam
By Slater Bakhtavar
Ahi
dar kavir
For Bam
By Arash Zarei
At
home in diaspora
For Bam
By Manoucher Parvin
How
can I sing
For Bam
By Poriya Moazzami
Another
day
For Bam
By Shima Safikhani
We
die only because...
For Bam
By Darya Sarkar
We
die only because...
For Bam
By Darya Sarkar
Persian
style Christmas
It helps us to belong
By Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
Parchamdaar-e
aashtee
For Shirin Ebadi
By M. Keyvan
Keshvar-e
man
My
country
By Salamkhar Golsir Koohi
Without
the same
What purpose had her life -- in pain?
By Jam Hamidi
Memory
of my father
In Shiraz's Spring-colored weather
By Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
I
stand where the windows are empty
Yes, my cut heart shall sing
By Sheema Kalbasi & Roger Humes
I
am an Iranian
We just sit here playing idiotic political games
By Niloofar Nafici
Ey
toh bartar
Bee toh aaheest...
By Arash Zarei
The
shore of silence
The story of the stars is not in my mouth
By Taraneh Javanbakht
A
love letter
What is life without a yearning like this?
By Leila Shirazi
IN
MEMORY
Poems for the late Shirin
Bakhtiar
Tasliyat
By Arash Zarei
Perhaps
the next shore
By Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
Loss
of a Ferdowsi scholar
The death of Jerome Clinton
By Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak
Goftegoo
Conversations with Maryam Houleh va Houman Azizi
By Niloofar Beyzaie
Call
me bigheyrat
I have been a zealot for too long to demand poetic justice now
By Anoosh Ariapour
Namaz-e
Mansour
Allah-tar az toh
By M. Keyvan
Three
poems
by Leila Farjami
* Dokhtarak-e
lab-goli...
* ...taabestaan-e
bee-bastani
* Az
aroosak-haa va arvaah
September
11
I
shall fast for the green days
By Sheema Kalbasi & Roger Humes
Khodforoosh
The prostitute
By Arash Zarei
Heech
ghatreh
Not a drop
By Pari Koosheh
War
They
know the war is not fun
By Flora Kaschani
Of
meat and men
Based on an Iraj Mirza poem
By Korosh Khalili
Eshgh
abadeest
Love is forever
By Parastu Hedjazi
Taklif-e
golhaa cheest?
The wall
By Babak Mozafarian
Shirzan
For Shirin Ebadi
By Masoud Jame-ol-Sanaye
Birth
Into
corruption we all are born,
By Everett E. Allie
And
I run...
The
ghosts that still haunt
By Arezou Raeisghasem
A
recipe
Three poems
By Naz Rakhshandeh
Falling
Two poems
By Sara Tajbakhsh
Golbarg-e
yaas
Poem
By M. Keyvan
Man
aariyaaeeyam
Poem
By Massoud Sepand
Kinsman
of open horizons
Professor Stepan Alexian
By Mohammad Sadri
Don't
lose yourself
Parody of a Eminem's song, "Lose Yourself"
By Arash Emamzadeh
Come
stand by my window
By Sheema Kalbasi
& Roger Humes
Two poems
-- Del
miravad ze dastam
-- Raaz-e
ashk
By M. Keyvan
The
answer
For Laleh, or Ladan
By Jam
Two
poems
-- Emshab
-- Emrooz
By Nikoo G.
Runaway
of words
By Naz Rakhshandeh
Soghoot-e
Baghdad
And three more poems
By Cyrous Moradi
Unspoken
dreams
Poem
By Dara S. Esfandiary
Blizzy
Blizzy blahzah blahzah blahzay
Your poem in September
By Madame Bayaz
Rahnemood
beh Basij
Advice for the Basij militia
By M. Keyvan
Five poems
By Leila Farjami
* Kaarmand
* Chaah
* Kaaboos
* Panjereh
* Shohood
My
Angel in Heaven
For my daughter who was tragically killed
By Brenda Jamalzadeh
Asheqaneh
Fassl-e dero
By Arash Zarei
Moon's
servant
My interpretation of a Rumi poem
By Reza Badei
Divine
nostalgia
Fantastic tension of the opposites
in Hafiz poems
Interview with Paul Smith by Farid Parsa
He
is us
In defense of "Dardedel"
By Rob Levandoski
Baba
was depressed
The collective neurosis shared by all of us
By Shahriar Zangeneh
A
story of good boys and bad boys
By Hadi Khorsandi
Translation by Peyvand Khorsandi
Persian original
Kiss
In the midst of my heartache
By Arash Daneshzadeh
Akheh
oon
jallaad miyaad
By Shahnaz M.
The
gangs
of Tehran
By A. Bani
I
am a woman
By Sheema Kalbasi &
Roger Humes
A
man
A broken man
By Roz Omid
Sarcheshmeh
aab
By Arash Zarei
Baba
was depressed
The collective neurosis shared by all of us
By Shahriar Zangeneh
Beh galleh
kheslat-e khod rahbari neest
Poem
By Shahriar Dadvar
Inside
the prison
For Zahra Kazemi
By Peyvand Khorsandi
Bood
Poem
By Khoshkish
Gol-e
par par shodeh
dar khaab
By Arash Zarei
If
not in life
To Laleh & Ladan
By Babak Mozafarian
Nasl-e
taaziyaneh
va abreesham
By Shokooh Mirzadegi
Goodbye
Laleh and Ladan
By Moe
Today
He lived, today he died
A poem I hope will be proved wrong on 18 Tir
By Amir Nooriala
My mysterious
affair with
Mr. Loneliness in four scenes
By Nahal Naficy
Nahal-e
Azadi
Freedom
By Arash Zarei
Baran
Golchin Gilani's poem in elementary school books
By Moe
Thug
War
By David McCoy
Tars-e
az khod boodan
dar koocheh-haaye parishaan-e man meebaarad
Pouring fear of self
By Massoud Vatankhahi
Yaar
Love
By Laleh Mamnoon
Ineffable
tango
Take my hand
By Dara S. Esfandiary
Go
to war my fine young man
By Leora Douraghy
Daani
keh cheest dolat?
By M. Keyvan
You
whisper in my ear
(pedar sag)
By my friend's 14-year-old daughter
Murder
in Victoria Park
Poem
By Naz Rakhshandeh
I
ran
Poem
By Jam
Time
Poem: Father's day
By Reza Nabavian
Pedar
Poem: Father's day
By Arash Zarei
Only
when lost
Poem
By Laleh Ghadiri
Kaash
hameh chiz veeraan shavad
Tonight in Tehran
By V
Bahaaraan
Khojasteh Baad
Lyrics to popular revolutionary song
By Keramat Daneshian
At
home with a poet
War is over for those who want it. War
is far from over
By Peyvand Khorsandi
Khoda
Hafez Rumi
Book review: Manouchehr Parvin's Dardedel
By Fereshteh Davaran
A noble
thought is where?
Little dignity left for the "Islamic State"
By Simin Behbahani
Translated by Moe Maleki
Love
conquers age
Lord Byron and Persia
By G.R. Sami Gorgan Roodi
First
heart beat
Forough Farrokhzad's letters to her husband
Rad-e
paa-ye to
Poem
By Arash Zarei
The
heartbeat of death
Poem
By Sara Tajbakhsh
Children
of the crescent
Poem
By Ramtin
I
am the star
Poem
By Soraya Shalforoosh
Jaavdaaneh
Poem
By Arash Zarei
The
eve of war
Poem
By Roger Hume
Make
Her Our's
Poem
By Nina Farnia
Lights,
tanks, action!
Poem
By Arash Emamzadeh
Album-e
sorkh
For
Kaveh Golestan
By R. Hiwa
The
night letter
Poem
By Maziar Ouliaei-Nia
Faces
of war
Drawing/Poem
By Saghar Barzmehri
Stoning
in Abadan
Poem
By Ramtin
Only
1 step
Poem
By Arash Daneshzadeh
Dar
beehozooriye parvaaz
Poem
By Massoud Vatankhahi
Benevees
naameh nevees
Poem
By Arash Zarei
Nemidaani...
Poem
By Peyman Rajabi
Khorramshahr
Poem
By Azam Nemati
The
cub
Poem
By Reza Razavi
Rivals
- football fans
Poem
By Mahsa J
Salam
Iran
Poem
By Bardia Haddadi
Jang
Poem
By Katayoon Hadizadeh
Your
name
Poem
By Katayoon Hadizadeh
Mihan
Poem
By Shahrooz Shokraei
Knowing
Poem
By Sara Tajbakhsh
Yaar...
Poem
By Delshode
Shamloo
va aayandeye she're faarsee
Shamloo and the future of Persian poetry
By Esmail Nooriala
Lotf-e
Bahar
By Fereydoun Moshiri
New
year
By Reza Meshkini
Aghaaz-e
saal
By Hassan Karimi
Aghaaye
Raeesjomhoor
By Massoud Vatankhahi
That's
all
By Saghar Barzmehri
Shock
and awe
By Babak Mozafarian
Mama
in the war
By Sheema Kalbasi
My land
By Reza Nabavian
Romeo's
bag of words
Poetry
By Naanaam
Ham-parvaaz
Poem
By Arash Zarei
Mast-o-Faramoosh
China connection
By Farzam Kamalabadi
War cry
Poetry
By Ramtin
Sightless
soldiers
Poem
By Bijan Rafat
Zang-e
Taareekh
Poem
By Ahmad Sadri
Yek
agar baa yek baraabar bood
Poem
By Khosro Golesorkhi
Tell
America tell
Poem
By Dr. M. Ashaq Raza, Asmara, Eritrea
Columbia
Poem
By Katayoon Hadizadeh
Faramoush
Poem
By Mona Romezi
You gotta get up!
Poem
By Abol H Danesh
Schimmel
and Stars
Annemarie Schimmel
By Madame Bayaz
Private
talk without shame
Conversation with author of "Dardedel"
By Ali Akbar Mahdi
Promise
of a trouble-maker
Opening speech for "Poets and Peace"
By R. Hiwa
I
find myself
Poem
By Setareh Sabety
A
poem for those tough times
Poem
By Arash Emamzadeh
Surprise
Poem
By Zara Houshmand
Curious
Poem
By Shadi Assar
Tell
'n show
Poem
By Nina Habibi
Lord
Penis
Poem
By Leila Farjami
Now
that is forgotten
Poem
By Sheema Kalbasi
Sunday
evening in London
Poem
By Mojtaba Akhtari
Mohaajer
Poem
By Elham Gheytanchi
Rock
Creek Park in November
Poem
By Reza Nabavian
Privilege
Poem
By Sahar Shokati
When
Paris is crying ...
Poem
By Arash Z
Shackles
Poem
By Arezou Raeisghasem
Rebels
fatwa
Poem
By Tariq Toosy
The
baby asked
Poem
By Business Man
Vaght-e
vorood-e zamaan
Poems
By Peyman Vahabzadeh
Iranian
Darwins
Poem
By Roger Sedarat
Litanie
de Lumière
Poem
By Parviz Abolgassemi
If
you go home
Poem
By Setareh Sabety
Peydaaee
Poem
By Leila Farjami
Delakam
va baaraan-e khaaste-haa
Poem
By Sheema Kalbasi
Forough
Farrokhzad
Audio
Compiled by Mani Farhoomand
Kiss marks
on our shoulder
The poetry of Forough Farrkhozad
By Mammad Aidani |