Essential Voices
Subtitle: Poetry of Iran and Its Diaspora
Publisher: Green Linden Press
Published: 2021
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780999226384
Subjects: Poetry, collections
Description: "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 Wolpe , Nima Yushij, and many others"--