>>whoever that poet is has a new fan.
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>Forugh Farrokhzad (1935-1967)
>
>Great poet from Iran. She died much too young--at age 32--in
>a car accident. You can read a lot of her work and find more
>information about her here: http://www.forughfarrokhzad.org/
>and here: http://www.foroughfarrokhzad.org/ (note the very
>slight difference in the web addresses)
>
she's fantastic. do you own any of her books? and not to bag on you for this, but the translation of that poem you posted seems very awkward. i saw an excerpt from the same poem on iranian.com and it was so much more fluid and lovely. but thats not ur fault..just wondering where you got that translation from so i can avoid it :)

>Farrokhzad also directed a short film called "The House Is
>Black". It's a cinema-poem more than anything. I love it and
>highly recommend it. It's available on region 1 DVD.
>

is it the one about the leprosy house? sounds like something i wouldnt enjoy