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<\/i><\/b><\/p>\nElegies of the Earth: Selected Poems<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
By Ahmad Shamlou<\/b><\/p>\n
Translated from Persian by Niloufar Talebi<\/p>\n
Elegies of the Earth<\/i> is a sweeping centennial edition of Iran\u2019s iconic twentieth-century poet of liberty, whose work shaped modern Persian poetry.<\/p>\n
Known for his political engagement and deep humanism, and his pivotal role in Persian poetry\u2019s modernist turn toward free verse, Ahmad Shamlou (1925\u20132000) crafted poems that carried both lyrical intimacy and cultural force. A central, defiant voice in Iran\u2019s modern literary history, Shamlou championed the power of poetry as an instrument of liberation. His work, long suppressed in his homeland, remains urgent for readers everywhere confronting censorship, exile, and erasure. This bilingual edition honors Shamlou\u2019s centennial with the most expansive selection of his poetry to date in English, encompassing his wide thematic range: from fierce protest to intimate love, mythic storytelling to existential reflection.<\/p>\n
Niloufar Talebi\u2019s vibrant translations and deeply researched commentary shine new light on Shamlou\u2019s legacy and his relevance today. An author, translator, and interdisciplinary artist, she has spent most of the past two decades working on projects related to Shamlou\u2019s work. Elegies of the Earth<\/i> is part of this suite of projects that includes the memoir Self-Portrait in Bloom<\/i> (l\u2019Aleph), an opera (Abraham in Flames<\/i>, with composer A. Vrebalov), the video-poem Funeral Address<\/i>, and a TEDx Talk. Talebi is the editor and translator of Belonging: New Poetry by Iranians Around the World<\/i> (North Atlantic Books), and her multimedia projects include ICARUS\/RISE<\/i>, The Persian Rite of Spring<\/i>, Fire Angels<\/i>, The Plentiful Peach<\/i>, and Epiphany<\/i>. Talebi is a Fulbright Scholar, and the recipient of translation prizes including a National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowship for her translations of Shamlou\u2019s poetry.<\/p>\n
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Say Something, Poupeh Babaee!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
A Graphic Novel by Dr. Haleh Massey<\/b><\/p>\n
Illustrated by Ghazal Qaderi<\/p>\n
Poupeh Babaee is an Iranian girl sent to live with her relatives in the United States. Although Poupeh understands and speaks English, the stress of entering a new school in a foreign land renders her mute, and she is diagnosed with selective mutism. Worse yet, a travel ban\u2014which labels Iran a \u201cdangerous country\u201d\u2014has barred her parents from entering the U.S. Poupeh must now overcome her selective mutism and advocate for her parents during an interview with an embassy consular officer if she ever wants to see them again.<\/p>\n
Uplifting and engaging, Say Something, Poupeh Babaee!<\/i> depicts the healing power of therapy, friendship, and familial bonds. This is a message of hope to all the awkward, overwhelmed immigrant children struggling to find acceptance.<\/p>\n
The author, Dr. Haleh Massey, is a clinical psychologist and a marriage and family therapist with almost two decades of experience working with children and their families. She met the love of her life at a non-profit agency in the big, bad city, then returned to the suburbs where she and her husband run a private practice and raise two children. By Candice Jalili<\/b><\/p>\n In this story about a Persian social media family based in Los Angeles, author Candice Jalili\u2014writer and social media manager at Elite Daily\u2014brings a mix of her experience behind the scenes in media and a love of celebrity tabloids to the young adult space in Seeing Stars<\/i>. A dash of the Kardashians and\u00a0My Date With The President\u2019s Daughter,<\/i>\u00a0the novel is a laugh-out-loud, larger-than-life YA contemporary that brings reality TV down to earth. Playing off a delicious love triangle and flipping the celebrity dating normal person trope on its head, Jalili\u2019s sophomore novel will capture fans of both adult and young adult novels as an ode to the complicated stars of reality television.<\/p>\n Fans of\u00a0The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/i>\u00a0trilogy will delight in this love triangle, and root for Mona every step of the way. Jalili\u2019s debut novel was called \u201ca candy bar of a book readers will want to devour in one sitting\u201d (School Library Journal<\/i>), and her latest is just as fun and delightful. Filled with Hollywood glitz, glamour, and the fake dating trope, Seeing Stars<\/i> is the young adult contemporary romance for shelves this fall.<\/p>\n Jalili is an Iranian American writer whose work has appeared in Cosmopolitan<\/i>, The Cut<\/i>, Rolling Stone<\/i>, Elite Daily<\/i>, and more. Finding Famous: A Mashad Family Novel<\/i> is her YA debut. Candice lives in New York City with her husband, where she is a convenient walk away from her cousins and childhood best friend. She grew up in the Bay Area and spends hours of her days FaceTiming her parents there. You can find her on Instagram @CandiceJalili and online at\u00a0www.CandiceJalili.com<\/span>.<\/p>\n The information presented here is selected from promotional texts provided by the publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introducing New Books by Iranian American Authors Elegies of the Earth: Selected Poems By Ahmad Shamlou Translated from Persian by Niloufar Talebi Elegies of the Earth is a sweeping centennial edition of Iran\u2019s iconic twentieth-century poet of liberty, whose work shaped modern Persian poetry. Known for his political engagement and deep humanism, and his pivotal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-book-review"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/i><\/b><\/span>Seeing Stars: A Mashad Family Novel<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n