Mirrors in Mourning: Monir Farmanfarmaian Dies
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (b. 16 December 1922 – Qazvin), one of the most internationally renowned Iranian artists passed away on 20 April, 2019. Monir was […]
Articles by parsagon
Three Odes to Spring: Shafiei Kadkani
Pari Azarm Motamedi is an Iranian artist now living in Canada whose devotion to literature is manifest in her paintings. Her practice and interests for […]
The Gawky Schizoid
A poem by Mona Jafari Scrambling in drying concrete as her bed every night, Pray tell, what comes of a face that can never see […]
The Oasis of Now
The Oasis of Now: Selected Poems of Sohrab Sepehri Translators: Kazim Ali; Mohammad Jafar Mahallati Publication Date: October 2013 Publisher: BOA Editions ASIN: B00E257USY One should […]
Sohrab’s Way – by Martin Turner
Graduated in psychology from the University of Exceter, Martin V. Turner (1948 – 2009) an educational psychologist, poet and translator. As a translator of a […]
Sadness – Ahmad Shamlou
“They smell your mouth/ in case you said, ‘I love you.’ “
Fariba Vafi nominated for LiBeratur Prize
Iranian author Fariba Vafi has been nominated for the LiBeratur Prize, a literary honor that is presented by the Litprom Association in Frankfurt. She received […]
Portfolio: Peyman Esmaeili [b. 1977]
Peyman Esmaeili was born in 1977 in Tehran. He studied electronics engineering at Iran University of Science & Technology, meanwhile he was a member of […]
The Book of Isfahan
Authors: Ali Khodaei, Arash Sadeqbeigi, Jafar Modarres-Sadeghi, Keyhan Khanjani, Mohammad Tolouei, Nasibeh Fazlellahi Publication Date: 2015; Publisher: Ofoq Available in other languages: No The Book […]