Simin Behbahani

ishtat

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• Aug 20, 2014

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Simin Behbahani 1927 - 2014, poet, translator, teacher; "The Lioness of Iran," and extraordinary woman died yesterday.

 

Angeline

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• Aug 20, 2014

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ishtat said:

Simin Behbahani 1927 - 2014, poet, translator, teacher; "The Lioness of Iran," and extraordinary woman died yesterday.

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What a powerful writer! RIP.

Here's a link to some of her English translations. It's her official page so I'm assuming they are her own (I haven't read much there yet). But go read her--it's beautiful writing.

 

butters

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• Aug 20, 2014

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and thanks for posting the link, angie x

 

Angeline

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• Aug 21, 2014

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butters said:

and thanks for posting the link, angie x

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Pretty terrific stuff, eh? One of my favorite poets ever is the late Farrouk Farrokzhad, and it is fascinating to read another Iranian woman's poems, especially since they would have been contemporaries for a while (Farrokzhad died in the 1960s, I think). I def saw some similarities.

 

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• Aug 22, 2014

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Click on the first book of Angeline's link and read "Not one not two, there were five," and understand what Angeline meant by powerful.