This episode, hosted by The Hive’s Farnaz Fatemi, is in two segments. The first, "Why Do Iranians Love Poetry," was produced by Shabnam Piryaei. Part two is an interview with artist Mara Poliak about dance, movement, poetry and poems.

Links to material mentioned:

Shabnam Piryaei

Forrugh Farrokhzad translated by Sholeh Wolpe

The Captive Bird by Jazmin Darznik

Revolutionary Letter #1 by Diane diPrima

New and Selected poems Cecilia Vicuña

Intervenir/Intervene. Dolores Dorantes and Rodrigo Flores Sánchez, trans. from the Spanish by Jen Hofer.

Zoom Forward! Reading Series

Catamaran Literary Reader Events