A celebration of Persian voices and talent

[In Farsi,] by Monir Gholamzadeh Bazarbash

Poetry

In Farsi,

by Monir Gholamzadeh Bazarbash
“In Farsi, / alone is not one body / but bodies.”

[In Farsi,]
by Monir Gholamzadeh Bazarbash

Untitled by Monir Bazarbash
Untitled by Monir Bazarbash

In Farsi,
alone is not one body
but bodies.
In Farsi,
to be sleepy
is to be polluted
with mine-clearing.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Monir Bazarbash

Monir Gholamzadeh Bazarbash was born and raised in Urmia, Iran. She lives and teaches in Indiana with her son.

Author photo by Amirali Ranji. Featured image by Matin Firouzabadi via Unsplash.

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