Poetry

Life, Poetry,

“The Road Not Taken”

by Mohammad Ala4 weeks ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

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

by Salam Aleik4 weeks ago

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...

Poetry,

Best Poets Society With Kaveh Akbar

by Leonardo Faierman3 months ago

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...

News, Poetry,

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

by RFE/RL6 months ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

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

by Majidi Akhavan8 months ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

My Land’s Way

by Farnood Jahangiri9 months ago

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....

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

The Ballad Of An Ant

by Farnood Jahangiri10 months ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Iranian Ignorance

by Omid K.3 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

I Have a Dream…

by Arta Seyedzadeh3 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Oblivion

by Omid K.3 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Spring

by Omid K.3 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Books, Poetry,

Out Of Exile: A Review Of Nilofar Shidmehr

by Sandy Eastoak3 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

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

by Forough Farrokhzad4 years ago

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 ...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Memory Well

by Abarmard4 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Echoes Of History

by Jahanshah Rashidian4 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Our Worriers

by Jahanshah Rashidian4 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Echo

by Jahanshah Rashidian4 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Fly, Flight, Plight, Despair,

by Mahmoud Delkhasteh4 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

كاشكى شاه از وطنش جدا نبود – كاشكى

by Farhang Pouya5 years ago

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

Poetry,

كاشكى شاه از وطنش جدا نبود – كاشكى

by Farhang Pouya5 years ago

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

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Democracy In This World

by Farhang Pouya5 years ago

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

Arts and Literature, Poetry, Politics,

A Letter To Obama About Palestine And Syria

by Farhang Pouya5 years ago

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...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

شعر طنز: کسی کو هوای فِریدون کند – سر از بند ضحّاک بیرون کند

by Farhang Pouya5 years ago

رده دوم با استقبال از شاهنامه فردوسی   بشد روى يك اسب تارى سوار و گفتا چنين كوسه نامدار   کسی کو هوای فِریدون کند...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

My Rose In The Wind

by Jahanshah Rashidian5 years ago

I pronounce her name Among roses Wet with my tears Placed on the chimney breast Beneath my eyes.   And then I gather the scent...

Arts and Literature, Poetry,

Haji Firooz

by Mary Armstrong5 years ago

Down in the courtyard, Haji Firooz is playing-- singing, wailing beating his tambourine.   But the children are all gone. Lined up like tea spoons...