Publications

Books & Translation

The Art of Stepping Through Time: Selected Poems of H.E. Sayeh
Co-translator with Chad Sweeney
White Pine Press, 2011
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Recognition:

Anthologies

Let Me Tell You Where I’ve Been: Women of the Iranian Diaspora
Edited by Persis M. Karim
University of Arkansas Press, 2006
Fiction contribution
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The Forbidden: Poems From Iran And Its Diaspora
Edited by Sholeh Wolpé
Michigan State University Press, 2012
Translation contribution
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Essential Voices: Poetry of Iran and Its Diaspora
Green Linden Press / Diaspora Arts Connection, 2021
Translation contribution
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Selected Literary Journal Publications

Original Fiction:

  • “Today Woman” (Zan-e Rooz) — First published short story (Tehran, Iran, 1977)

Poetry Translations from “The Art of Stepping Through Time” collection:

  • Crazyhorse — View issue
  • American Letters & Commentary — View issue
  • Subtropics View issue
  • Poetry International
  • Indiana Review
  • Seattle Review
  • Washington Square

Selected Readings & Events

(Partial list)

American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Annual Conference
Panel: “It’s No Pun Anymore: The Loss of Wit & Other Cultural Misunderstandings in Persian Verse Translation”
Rochester, NY — 2012
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Essential Voices / Iranian Diaspora Poetry Readings
Diaspora Arts Connection & SFSU Poetry Center,
San Francisco, CA
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Norouz Celebration Reading
San Jose State University Persian Studies Program
San Jose, CA — 2013

Bay Area Literary Venues
Public readings at libraries and cultural spaces throughout the Bay Area, including:

  • Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
  • Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco
  • Felix Kulpa Gallery (A New Cadence Poetry Series), Santa Cruz
  • East Bay Booksellers, Oakland
  • Saratoga Library
  • Mountain View Library
  • San Mateo Public Library
  • Fairfax Library

Education

Master of Arts in Creative Writing
San Francisco State University, 2011

Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts
San Francisco State University, 2002

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