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Last tear
At Ahmad Shamlou's funeral
Photographs by Nader Davoodi
September 11, 2000
The Iranian
On July 27, thousands took part in Ahmad Shamlou's funeral. It reminded
me of a line from one of his poems: "... aakharin ashk-e man, nokhostin
labkhandam boud." (My last tear was my first smile.)
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