Annual
A Ghazal by Saadi Shirazi
Ghazal #8 Oh, the cup-bearer! bring forth the water, I am parched beyond measure;First, quench my thirst and only then my followers.Before this, I would […]
Lost Roofs
The houses of Khorram Shahr as remembered by their residents Houses become eternal in the minds of their residents; eternal and beautiful; their shortcomings forgotten, […]
Two Poems by Nosrat Rahmani
Nosrat Rahmani (March 1, 1930–June 16, 2000) stands among the most restless and resonant voices of Iranian modern poetry—a wanderer between the classical cadence of […]
Seven Poems by Gholamreza Brousan
Gholamreza Brousan (Dec 13, 1973 – Dec 6, 2011) was an Iranian poet and a recipient of both the Nima Poetry Award and the Journalists’ […]
Five-Spirited Garden: Review of Hafiz’s Little Book of Life
Hafiz’s Little Book of Life by Erfan Mojib and Gary Gach (Hampton Roads Publishing, 2023) is a distilled version of Hafiz’s poetry— based on a […]
A Lantern for Persian Literature in Scandinavia
In September 2025, Dr Bo Utas was honored with the Mahmoud Afshar Foundation Award (the Afshar Literary and Historical Prizes), a recognition that celebrates scholars […]
The Afshar Literary Awards
Last Updated [by S. Savaji] September 19, 2025 The Afshar Literary Awards was founded in 1989 by Dr Mahmoud Afshar Yazdi Charitable Trust to commemorate […]
Palette: Morteza Katouzian
Morteza Katouzian (b. 2 July 1943, Tehran) is a major figure of late twentieth-century Iranian painting whose career bridges commercial graphic design and a committed […]
Sadeq Chubak: The Voice of the Voiceless
Through the exploration of literary works, we gain a profound understanding of human life and relentlessly get involved with environmental, social, and psychological factors on the human psyche. […]