Essential voices : poetry of Iran and its diaspora / edited by Christopher Nelson ; introduced by Kaveh Bassiri.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, Christopher, 1975- editor.

Bassiri, Kaveh, writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Persian

Subjects (All):

Persian poetry--Translations into English.

Persian poetry.

Exiles' writings, Persian--Translations into English.

Exiles' writings, Persian.

Genre:

Poetry.

Translations.

Physical Description:

l, 363 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Grinnell, Iowa : Green Linden Press, [2021]

Summary:

"The Essential Voices series intends to bridge English-language readers to cultures misunderstood and under- or misrepresented. It has at its heart the ancient idea that poetry can reveal our shared humanity. The anthology features 130 poets and translators from ten countries, including Garous Abdolmalekian, Kaveh Akbar, Kazim Ali, Reza Baraheni, Kaveh Bassiri, Simin Behbahani, Athena Farrokhzad, Forugh Farrokhzad, Persis Karim, Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, Sara Khalili, Mimi Khalvati, Esma'il Kho'i, Abbas Kiarostami, Fayre Makeig, Anis Mojgani, Yadollah Roya'i, Amir Safi, SAID, H.E. Sayeh, Roger Sedarat, Sohrab Sepehri, Ahmad Shamlu, Solmaz Sharif, Niloufar Talebi, Jean Valentine, Stephen Watts, Sholeh Wolp�e, Nima Yushij, and many others"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Roya Zarrin / Au Zarrin.

Notes:

Poems translated from the Persian.

ISBN:

9780999226384

099922638X

OCLC:

1256591997

Publisher Number:

99989843757