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, […]
Translation
Colossal
96 years ago on December 12, 1925, a son was born into circumstances that were less than inspiring to him. He wasn’t dealt the advantages of a cultured home or a stirring education.
Four Spring Songs by Hafiz Shirazi
With boiling passion’s eager haste,
Comes forth the blushing rose;
Shall we not wine like water waste,
Soft dashing as it flows?
Sadness – Ahmad Shamlou
“They smell your mouth/ in case you said, ‘I love you.’ “
Memorial Day
Memorial Day A short story by Peyman Esmaeili Translated from Persian by Shima Houshyar Courtesy of ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PERSIAN LITERATURE Release Date: […]
War and Silence
War and Silence Short story by Elli Dehnavi Translated from Persian by Kara Abdolmaleki Release Date: May 2015 Eight years have passed since the war […]
Reza Baraheni on Nima Youshij
Reza Baraheni on Nima Youshij Excerpt from the book Nima Youshij: Modern Persian Poetry, published by Candle & Fog, 2014. Collected and Translated by Somaye […]
From Translation to Creation
Less than a year ago, a friend called upon me to translate a play from Persian to English. After replying “yes” without any hesitation, I […]
Hamidreza Naeimi’s Socrates translated to French
‘Socrates’, a play by Hamidreza Naeimi, will be released in France holding Sanaz Fallah Fard’s translation, IBNA reports. It is the first artistic play of […]
Contemporary Persian Literature in Japan
Iranian researcher Kamyar Abedi announced the publication of two books in Japanese including examples of Iranian literature. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century Japan […]