As Though Someone Is Laughing at Little Girls!
Written by Mehrnaz Shirazi-Adl From the short story collection That’s Perhaps the Only Way (شاید تنها راهش همین باشد) – Qatreh Publications, 2016. Translated from the Persian […]
Piece
Three Poems by Ali-Akbar Sadeghi
A graduate of the College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Ali-Akbar Sadeghi is one of the most prolific and successful Iranian painters and artists. […]
Vartan: a poem by Ahmad Shamlou
Today is Ahmad Shamlou’s 92nd birthday, a blessed occasion to read one of his finest poems: “Vartan didn’t Say a Word” is a political poem […]
Sadness – Ahmad Shamlou
“They smell your mouth/ in case you said, ‘I love you.’ “
Memorial Day
Memorial Day A short story by Peyman Esmaeili Translated from Persian by Shima Houshyar Courtesy of ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PERSIAN LITERATURE Release Date: […]
War and Silence
War and Silence Short story by Elli Dehnavi Translated from Persian by Kara Abdolmaleki Release Date: May 2015 Eight years have passed since the war […]
Reza Baraheni on Nima Youshij
Reza Baraheni on Nima Youshij Excerpt from the book Nima Youshij: Modern Persian Poetry, published by Candle & Fog, 2014. Collected and Translated by Somaye […]
Bombay Rain, Part II
Written by Payam Yazdanjoo | Translated by: Poupeh Missaghi | Edited by: Adam Seth | Header Photo by Matteo Vegetti (c) “Bombay Rain” was first published […]
Bombay Rain, Part I
Written by Payam Yazdanjoo | Translated by: Poupeh Missaghi | Edited by: Adam Seth (c) “Bombay Rain” was first published in Denver Quarterly, Vol 48, No3, […]