Introduction by local author Firoozeh Dumas.
Presentation of BELONGING: New Poetry by Iranians Around the World (North Atlantic Books, August 2008), edited/translated by Niloufar Talebi.
Recent political developments, including the shadow of a new war, have obscured the fact that Iran has a long and splendid artistic tradition ranging from the visual arts to literature. Western readers may have some awareness of Iranian works thanks to a few breakout successes like Reading Lolita in Tehran and My Uncle Napoleon, but the country's strong poetic tradition remains little known. This anthology remedies that situation with a rich selection of recent poetry by Iranians living all around the world.
Eclectic and accessible, these vibrant poems deepen the often limited awareness of Iranian identity today by not only introducing readers to contemporary Iranian poetry, but also expanding the canon of significant writing in the Persian language. BELONGING: New Poetry By Iranians Around the World (North Atlantic Books, Aug 2008) offers a glimpse at a complex culture through some of its finest literary talents.
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