Elegies of the EarthAhmad Shamlou (trans. Niloufar Talebi) A sweeping centennial edition of Irans iconic twentieth century poet of liberty, whose work shaped modern Persian poetry. Known for his political engagement and deep humanism, and his pivotal role in Persian poetrys modernist turn toward free verse, Ahmad Shamlou (19252000) crafted poems that carried both lyrical intimacy and cultural force. A central, defiant voice in Irans modern literary history, Shamlou

makalani bandele

en aanstormend talent

Natália Alfonso)

Rond de tijd van Heytzes stadsdichterschap werd het een flink oeuvre

Catching and holding the smallest particles of observation and experience in their gravity

and we know after all that what looks like a vase can also be an urn

Twee stemmen verweven zich in een dialoog over (zelf)liefde

It’s all staked on the seasonal

Sharon Kivland

#evolutionarypoems is an invitation to a standing date

the process of aging

exemplifies both poets' trajectories—his work explores metaphor-centered narrative poetry while assimilating American Language poetry and European postmodern theory