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...

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Life, Poetry,

Omar Khayyam National Day Celebrated In Neyshabur

by Tehran TimesMay 18, 2018

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...

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Life, Poetry,

“The Road Not Taken”

by Mohammad AlaMarch 24, 2018

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...

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Arts and Literature, Poetry,

On World Poetry Day, Some Verses Straight From Persia’s Heart

by Salam AleikMarch 21, 2018

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...

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Poetry,

Best Poets Society With Kaveh Akbar

by Leonardo FaiermanJanuary 18, 2018

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...

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News, Poetry,

Iranian Baha’i Poet Mahvash Sabet Named PEN International Writer Of Courage

by RFE/RLOctober 11, 2017

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...

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Arts and Literature, Poetry,

A Brief Journey Into The Poetry Of The Late Mahmoud Seraji, AKA M.S. Shahed

by Majidi AkhavanAugust 31, 2017

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...

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Arts and Literature, Poetry,

My Land’s Way

by Farnood JahangiriJuly 12, 2017

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....

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Arts and Literature, Poetry,

The Ballad Of An Ant

by Farnood JahangiriJuly 6, 2017

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...

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Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Iranian Ignorance

by Omid K.October 17, 2015

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...

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Arts and Literature, Poetry,

I Have a Dream…

by Arta SeyedzadehAugust 5, 2015

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...

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Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Oblivion

by Omid K.July 27, 2015

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...

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Spring

by Omid K.July 27, 2015

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...

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Arts and Literature, Books, Poetry,

Out Of Exile: A Review Of Nilofar Shidmehr

by Sandy EastoakJuly 19, 2015

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...

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Poems From Forough Farrokhzad’s ‘Majmoo’eh ash’aar-e Forough’

by Forough FarrokhzadSeptember 18, 2014

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 ...

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Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Memory Well

by AbarmardMay 25, 2014

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...

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Echoes Of History

by Jahanshah RashidianMay 9, 2014

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...

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Our Worriers

by Jahanshah RashidianApril 29, 2014

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...

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Echo

by Jahanshah RashidianApril 15, 2014

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...

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Fly, Flight, Plight, Despair,

by Mahmoud DelkhastehApril 11, 2014

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...

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كاشكى شاه از وطنش جدا نبود – كاشكى

by Farhang PouyaSeptember 22, 2013

در باره تحقيقات عباس قلى خان كاشكى شاه از وطنش جدا نبود - كاشكى كاشكى شاه نوكر آمريكا نبود - كاشكى كاشكى اينهمه غارت نمى...

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كاشكى شاه از وطنش جدا نبود – كاشكى

by Farhang PouyaSeptember 22, 2013

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Democracy In This World

by Farhang PouyaSeptember 5, 2013

Democracy in US Has become a real mess Democracy for lobbies Democracy for press Democracy in UK At one time it was ok But...

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Arts and Literature, Poetry, Politics,

A Letter To Obama About Palestine And Syria

by Farhang PouyaSeptember 1, 2013

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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