And Suddenly the Woman Said: “Leopard!” by Ezzat Goushegir Standing at the window facing the forest, the woman was singing the lyrics to the Cupid and Psyche opera. Exactly at the point when Psyche, curious and care-ridden, holds the candle up to Cupid’s face to examine her complexion in the […]
For a skeleton’s 44th year by Fatemeh Haghverdian Translated by:Ramin Rostampour My father sowed my life in the wind So that my mother would reap whirlwind I was born upon the hand So that I would grasp my life with both hands. A Poem by Fatemeh Haghverdian was last modified: […]
The Year of the Boar – Chinese New Year
The year is ended, and it only adds to my age; Spring has come, but I must take leave of my home. Alas, that the trees in this eastern garden, Without me, will still bear flowers. Su Ting (670-727) February 19th, 2007 started the Chinese new year DingHai of 4704 […]
Three Poems by Mariella De Santis

Poems by Mariella De Santis translated from Italian to English by Anthony Robbins Awaiting the Barbarians We shall be no example for the timorous or faint-hearted We never mixed our blood to create a new species The strong will stay with the strong the feeble with the feeble Three Poems […]
Review Children of Men by Pooyan Sadeghi
In Alfonso Cuarón’s recent movie “Children of Men” we see a brilliant portrait of a world in which the concept of ‘human’ is brought to the front of our imagination. Alfonso Cuarón has previously introduced his touch for human emotions and behavior with “Y tu mamá también.” In this new […]
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Manuchehr Jamali, The Obstinate Iranian Thinker Manuchehr Jamali´s writings cover a wide spectrum of subjects and ideas which are unfolding their outlines vis-à-vis a background of five thousand years or more of Iranian culture summed up by the author as “Farhang-e Simorghi” (Simorgh culture). With diligence and patience he spent […]
“A menacing mood permeates the form and content of my most recent work. As in the past, I am dealing with expressions that intertwine traditions and stereotypes with themes that are familiar to my generation.” Vincent Valdez Chicano Artist Vincent Valdez was last modified: February 1st, 2007 by mahvand sadeghi
