Palimpsesting the Raven: From Poe to Persian Poets
Out of all natural and supernatural beings, world poets have shown a particular and unique bonding with birds, from nightingales and peacocks to canaries, parrots, […]
Articles by Farzaneh Doosti
Review: Niyayesh-Pand-e Pir-e Herat
The Annotated Preaching-Prayers of Khajeh Abdullah Ansari The present book contains a selection of writings by Khajeh Abdullah Ansari, a renowned mystic and a towering […]
Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan
(1925, Nodooshan – 2022, Toronto) Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan, eminent Iranian scholar, translator, poet, literary critic and professor of law and Persian literature at the University […]
A Database for Persian, Translated
Alireza Taheri Araghi is an Iranian writer and translator. His translations have appeared in Asymptote, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Tripwire, RHINO, and Bat City Review, and his translation of Shahram […]
Oh Mortal Month of May!
In the midst of the Covid19 pandemic, May 2021 is marked by a huge cultural loss, as regrettably seven eminent and irreplaceable figures of culture, arts and literature of Iran passed away during this month
Birthday of Reza Deldar-Nik
Short story by Mohammad Tolouei It happened in the middle of the ceremony. Although mom had made sure I went to the toilet just before […]
The Top 7x7s of Niloufar Talebi
Born to Iranian parents in London, the Iranian-American artist Niloufar Talebi has been devoting her career to the promotion of Persian arts and literature, the […]
Obituary: Prof. Badrozaman Gharib
Everyday we wake up to rueful obituaries of dear ones lost to the corona-virus, and in this huge human loss, towering writers and artists are […]
Aeen Norouzi’s Top Sevens
Aeen Norouzi has accepted our invitation to the second edition of Parsagon’s Top Sevens, and shared his favorite reads in Persian and world literature with us.
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. […]