I wouldn’t wish being Iranian on my worst enemy,” my friend Marjan posted on Instagram in mid-January. Like many Iranians, Marjan is stuck in visa limbo. An economics professor in...
Happy Sa'di Day! The commemoration day of the 13th century Persian poet who left a global legacy with his poetic talent and eloquence! Paying tribute...
In terms of economic strength and versatility, no other country is even close to the USA. It is currently the most affluent nation and the...
Everybody loves Rumi, and lucky us, he's one of our own! The 13th century Persian poet, who was an Islamic dervish, a Sufi mystic and...
The early twentieth-century invention of sabk or style as a way to periodize the Persian language has been one of the most consequential and enduring trends of...
A number of Persian scholars, poets and officials gathered at the mausoleum of Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) in his homeland of Neyshabur on Friday to celebrate...
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one...
How might someone in Tajikistan, the only Persian-speaking republic in the former Soviet Union, describe a beautiful and lively night spent in the company of...
Ever heard of DiveDapper? Kaveh Akbar’s uniquely creative online resource is a treasure trove of personal, wonderfully candid interviews he’s conducted with poets from a...
Baha'i poet Mahvash Sabet, who was jailed for nearly a decade in Iran, has been selected as the 2017 International Writer of Courage. Northern Ireland...
A few months ago, I was the lucky recipient of Mahmoud Seraji’s trilogy, MAZAMIR ESHGH – CHANTS OF LOVE, gifted to me by an old friend. I was half...
My land is used to the dead And messages from them received, But it is not in the habit of seeing Live Messengers going out....
If you've looked at a line of ants marching across your kitchen counter and wondered if they were boys or girls, you were right if...
Humanity is what we make of it To be silent on fabricated truth you sit The garment that holds you together tears and bleeds Baptised...
I have a dream, a colorful dream! I have dream made of Awakening, Dream of a green world, The dream of a nonstop dance of...
Into the abyss of the night I go Without knowing the truth behind what I am told Nights embrace remains transparent and cold within its...
The flowers of may bloom Would they speak if they could? What if planted in our Corroded soil they stood, would they care? Lost in...
With the very first poem, “Alive,” Shidmehr captured my enchanted attention.The enchantment occurs in dark ambiguity between redemption and curse, annihilation and healing, courage and...
A collection of poems from Forough Farrokhzad's Majmoo'eh ash'aar-e Forough Shab v havas Sholeyeh ramideh Ramideh Khaateraat Royaa Har jaaee Aseer ...
Moments drop and echo in the deep well of memories that carve images of sounds now faded away... nerves signal to flashes of eyesight brightening...
Echoes of history in my ears fill time-lapses The screaming chimes of ringing collapses, Forgotten crimes of dark apocalypses I can see all when time...
The strained breast of the ugliest witch Vomits the dirtiest teeth with laughter And we, the naïve people With One thousand four hundred years Behind...
Your echo for me Is filled In a narrow alley Among lonely days And fitful dreams. My echo for you sounds Between your shadow And...
Fly, flight, plight, despair, frozen tears, frozen anger, forgotten wish, forgotten dream, forgotten tears melted anger, dried tears, running tears, frozen dream. Human born out...
در باره تحقيقات عباس قلى خان كاشكى شاه از وطنش جدا نبود - كاشكى كاشكى شاه نوكر آمريكا نبود - كاشكى كاشكى اينهمه غارت نمى...
در باره تحقيقات عباس قلى خان كاشكى شاه از وطنش جدا نبود - كاشكى كاشكى شاه نوكر آمريكا نبود - كاشكى كاشكى اينهمه غارت نمى...
Democracy in US Has become a real mess Democracy for lobbies Democracy for press Democracy in UK At one time it was ok But...
I wrote this letter to President Obama following the ground invasion of Gaza by Israelis in January 2009 and the massacre that followed. The invasion...
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