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Seven Short Poems by Siavash Kasrai

February 21, 2025 parsagon 0

For more than half a century, Siavash Kasrai has been celebrated as one of the most fervent literary figures of contemporary Persian poetry. His unyielding […]

My Country, I Shall Build You Again!

October 26, 2022 parsagon 0

Three poems by Simin Behbahani (1927-2014) Translated by Sara Khalili & edited by Michael Beard From the bilingual edition (c) My Country, I Shall Build […]

Three Odes to Spring: Shafiei Kadkani

March 20, 2019 parsagon 0

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 […]

Seven Poems by Abbas Kiarostami

July 29, 2016 parsagon 0

PROFILE

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    Vartan: a poem by Ahmad Shamlou
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    Shams Langeroodi (b. 1950-)

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Founded in November 2013, Parsagon attempts to present a vista of the latest achievements of Persian literati and artists/writers of Iranian origin, as well as to serve as an authentic archive of books coming from Iran. The team’s activities are diverse:
Translation and localization of Persian literary texts,
Editing and consulting services to Persian writers whose work are found apt for translation,
Promotion of Persian literature and culture in the English-speaking world,
Completion of an online database of contemporary Iranian/Persian literary and cultural figures.
Annual publication of The Persian Literature Review.
PARSAGON is an Iran-based private and non-partisan literary project. If you are interested in our activities, do not hesitate to contact us.

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