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The Oasis of Now
Selected Poems
2013
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The Oasis of Now is the first U.S. book publication of the works of Sohrab Sepehri (1928�1980), one of the major Iranian poets of the twentieth century. Well-versed in Buddhism, mysticism, and Western traditions, Sepehri mingled Western concepts with Eastern ones, creating a poetry unsurpassed in the history of Persian literature. In Iran, his Persian verses are often recited in public gatherings and lines from them were used as slogans by the protesters in 2009. This first full-length American volume collects poems from three of Sepehri's most important books, including the highly acclaimed Water's Footfall. I want to know: Why is a horse noble and the dove beloved but no one keeps a pet vulture in a gilded cage. Why is the humble clover trodden upon rather than the red tulip. I want to see anew and wash the words of the world in wind and rain. Sohrab Sepehri wrote the poems collected in The Oasis of Now after traveling through Japan, China, and India, where he was exposed to the arts of those countries as well as the spiritual disciplines of Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism. This book is crucial for anyone interested in Iranian arts and culture. Kazim Ali is author of ten books of poetry, fiction, essays, and translations. He is an associate professor at Oberlin College and founding editor of Nightboat Books. Mohammad Jafar Mahallati is Presidential Scholar in the religion department of Oberlin College. He served as Iran's ambassador to the United Nations from 1987 to 1989 and was instrumental in brokering a peace agreement between Iran and Iraq during that time.

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Sohrab Sepehri
Sohrab Sepehri
Author · 12 books

Sohrâb Sepehrî (Persian: سهراب سپهری‎) (October 7, 1928 - April 21, 1980) was a notable modern Persian poet and a painter. He was born in Kashan in Isfahan province. He is considered to be one of the five most famous modern Persian (Iranian) poets who have practised "New Poetry" (a kind of poetry that often has neither meter nor rhyme). Sohrab Sepehri was also one of Iran's foremost modernist painters. Sepehri died in Pars hospital in Tehran of leukemia. His poetry is full of humanity and concern for human values. He loved nature and refers to it frequently. The poetry of Sohrab Sepehri bears great resemblance to that of E.E. Cummings. Well-versed in Buddhism, mysticism and Western traditions, he mingled the Western concepts with Eastern ones, thereby creating a kind of poetry unsurpassed in the history of Persian literature. To him, new forms were new means to express his thoughts and feelings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohrab\_S... سهراب سپهری (۱۵ مهر ۱۳۰۷ در کاشان – ۱ اردیبهشت ۱۳۵۹ در تهران) شاعر و نقاش ایرانی بود. او از مهم‌ترین شاعران معاصر ایران است و شعرهایش به زبان‌های بسیاری از جمله انگلیسی، فرانسوی، اسپانیایی و ایتالیایی ترجمه شده‌است. ستایش طبیعت و روستا و همچنین توجه به عرفان و نگرش توحیدی از مهم ترین مضامین شعری او بودند. وی پس از ابتلا به بیماری سرطان خون در بیمارستان پارس تهران درگذشت. دورهٔ ابتدایی را در دبستان خیام کاشان (شهید مدرّس فعلی) (۱۳۱۹) و متوسّطه را در دبیرستان پهلوی کاشان خرداد ۱۳۲۲ گذراند و پس از فارغ‌التحصیلی در دورهٔ دوسالهٔ دانشسرای مقدماتی پسران به استخدام ادارهٔ فرهنگ کاشان درآمد.در شهریور ۱۳۲۷ در امتحانات ششم ادبی شرکت نمود و دیپلم دوره دبیرستان خود را دریافت کرد. سپس به تهران آمد و در دانشکده هنرهای زیبای دانشگاه تهران به تحصیل پرداخت و هم زمان به استخدام شرکت نفت در تهران درآمد که پس از ۸ ماه استعفا داد. سپهری در سال ۱۳۳۰ نخستین مجموعهٔ شعر نیمایی خود را به نام مرگ رنگ منتشر کرد. در سال ۱۳۳۲ از دانشکده هنرهای زیبا فارغ التحصیل شد و نشان درجه اول علمی را دریافت کرد. در همین سال در چند نمایشگاه نقاشی در تهران شرکت نمود و نیز دومین مجموعهٔ شعر خود را با عنوان زندگی خواب‌ها منتشر کرد. در آذر ۱۳۳۳ در ادارهٔ کل هنرهای زیبا (فرهنگ و هنر) در قسمت موزه‌ها شروع به کار کرد و در هنرستان‌های هنرهای زیبا نیز به تدریس می‌پرداخت http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D... http://www.sohrabsepehri.com http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/8... see also Sohrab Sepehri https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

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