Genre
One Pomegranate, Three Hundred Pearl-like Seeds
In the early 20th century, Persia was a nation gripped by political turmoil, economic despair, and deep social injustice. By 1905, under the oppressive rule […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich in Tehran
Currently on stage at Homa Theatre in Tehran under the direction of Alireza Akhavan, Fear and Misery of the Third Reich restages Bertolt Brecht’s profound […]
Dare the Sea: A Review
Dare the Sea, the debut English short story collection by Iranian American novelist Ali Hosseini, was published by the Northwestern University Press in 2023. The […]