War is always “The Unwanted.” In these terrible times, I want to share a translation of a dark, ironic poem by Rosa Jamali, "Poem of War and Canned Goods," published in the latest issue of Interim. Many thanks to Claudia Keelan and the Interim staff.
www.interimpoetics.org/the-unwanted...
Very excited to have a short lyric essay, "Tarjoma," which reflects on my father’s passing and on translation, appear in the new issue of New England Review (@newenglandreview.bsky.social).
nereview.com/issue/vol-46...
“A fractured ‘I’”: Seven Questions for Kaveh Bassiri ashberyland.com/2025/11/21/a...
The print edition of NER 46.3-4 is on its way to subscribers and part one of our online preview is now live! Featuring 58 authors & translators—half of whom have yet to publish a book—you don't want to miss this double issue.
Experience the online preview & subscribe: nereview.com/issue/vol-46...
Come watch Mehrjui’s The Pear Tree at the Mizna Arab Film Fest Tulsa. The festival uses the term “Arab” in its title, even though Mizna has already embraced the broader Southwest Asian and North African region, which includes Iran. That limitation, however, doesn’t take away from the great lineup.
A multilayered work by interdisciplinary artist Anima, in which the instructions for an alternative chess transform into visual poetry and musical pieces. Many thanks to Words Without Borders.
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I'm a big fan of AGNI and very happy to see the translation of Fereshteh Sari in their new issue. Sari was one of the few poets to use simple observation and imagery to depict the Iran-Iraq War’s impact on ordinary citizens. Thanks to Bill Pierce & Shuchi Saraswat.
agnionline.bu.edu/poetry/war-t...
Diagram 25.3
Really happy to see this translation of an experimental poem by Mohammad Azarm in the wonderful journal Diagram. Many thanks to Ander Monson.
thediagram.com/25_3/
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Iranian directors nominated for the Oscar by four different countries: Cause of Death: Unknown by Ali Zarnegar (Iran), It Was Just An Accident by Jafar Panahi (France), Black Rabbit, White Rabbit by Shahram Mokri (Tajikistan), The Things You Kill by Alireza Khatami (Canada)
Most readers are unaware that Forough Farrokhzad and Yadollah Royai collaborated on several poems. This may be the first known instance of published Persian poems co-written by two major poets (one female and one male). Check out the @kenyonreview.bsky.social folio on Farrokhzad.
Free (Forum for Real Economic Emancipation), a new home for critical discourse and grassroots activism based in Tulsa.
www.youtube.com/@FreeFreeForum
This is from Pamenar Online Magazine, but not in the way we ever wanted to share.
Parnia Abbasi (2002–2025), a young Iranian poet, was killed with her family in a brutal Israeli strike on Tehran.
We honour her voice.
Do not stay silent.
www.pamenarpress.com/post/parnia-...
🚀 🌙 🚀 Join us tonight for a Virtual Launch party to celebrate all the writers and artists who contributed to HFR Issue 76!
Sign up here tinyurl.com/HFR76Launch and join us on Zoom 6pm-7pm PDT.
Readings by Kaveh Bassiri @kbassiri.bsky.social, Amina Kayani, Joshua Nguyen, and Danielle Frandina!
Join HFR's editors online next week for a reading celebrating the launch of Issue 76! Featuring poetry by Joshua Nguyen @joshuanguyen03.bsky.social, fiction by Amina Kayani, nonfiction by Danielle Frandina, and translation by Kaveh Bassiri @kbassiri.bsky.social!
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More translations for the poetry month. The American Poetry Review is one of my favorite poetry journals. So it's very special to have five translations of Rosa Jamali's poetry in the March/April 2025 issue. Thank you, Elizabeth Scanlon.
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For the past three years, I have been coordinating the TU mentoring program, where creative writing students are mentored by fellows from the Tulsa Artist Fellowship. I am proud of these students and look forward to their reading on Wed, April 16.
@utulsa.bsky.social
Thank you, Kendall College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English & Creative Writing, faculty, and students at the University of Tulsa, for this recognition. ❤️
Translation of three poems by Nima in Another Chicago Magazine, thanks to Neil Blackadder and Emily Page.
anotherchicagomagazine.net/2025/04/01/t...
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Five new translations in the latest issue of Diode 18.1, in memory of Yadollah Royai, who passed away in 2022. Really grateful that his poems are in such good company. You should check out the issue. Thank you Patty Paine and @diodeeditions.bsky.social team.
diodepoetry.com/bassiri_kaveh/
Three translations of poems by Anima, in the latest issue of Lana Turner, one of the seminal journals of innovative writing. Thanks to Cal Bedient and David Lau.
My postponed reading at The University of Tulsa is now happening on Tues March 11 at Tyrrell Hall (7 PM).
Poet Lore
Translation of a small poem by Nima Yushij in the latest issue of Poet Lore. Thanks to Pat Davis and Emily Holland and their team.
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Come celebrate the launch of Grant Matthew Jenkins' book on innovative black poetry, an essential part of American poetry. This Tuesday, Feb 25 at 101 Archer, Tulsa.
Keep an eye out for Rasaq Malik Gbolahan’s haunting elegy, The Origin of Wound, forthcoming from Anhinga Press.
Translations of two poems by Anima in the latest issue of Volt. Cover courtesy of CA Conrad.
I will be reading at the University of Tulsa’s Tyrell Hall on Wednesday, February 12th (7-8 PM) as part of the NEH-funded seminar series “Poetics of Place." If you can, please join us on what is supposed to be a cold and snowy day.
calendar.utulsa.edu/event/kaveh-...
Come and pick up a memento from my final show at the Archer Studios (Fri Dec 6, 6-9 PM, Rm 227, 109 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Tulsa). For the past two years, I have been fortunate to have the support of Pouya Jahanshahi for a number of my exhibitions. This farewell show showcases his remarkable posters.
