Azita Ghahreman
Azita Ghahreman (; born 1962) is an Iranian poet. She has written six books in Persian and three books in Swedish. She has also translated American poetry. She has published four collections of poetry: Eve's Songs (1983), Sculptures of Autumn (1986), Forgetfulness is a Simple Ritual (1992) and The Suburb of Crows (2008), a collection reflecting on her exile in Sweden (she lives in an area called oxie on the outskirts of Malmö) that was published in both Swedish and Persian. A collection of Ghahreman's work was published in Swedish in 2009, alongside the work of Sohrab Rahimi and Kristian Carlsson. She has also translated a collection of poems by the American poet and cartoonist, Shel Silverstein, The Place Where the Sidewalk Ends (2000), into Persian. She has edited three volumes of poems by poets from Khorasan, the eastern province of Iran, which has a rich and distinctive history. Ghahreman's poems have been translated into various languages, including English, by Poetry Translation Centre. A new book of poetry, Under Hypnosis in Dr Caligari's Cabinet, was published in Sweden in April 2012. Ghahreman's husband was an Iranian poet and translator Sohrab Rahimi (1962-2016). Books English Poetry Translation Center London (2012) Featured