Roz Shayan Naimi is a poet, translator, and dramaturge based in New York City. She received an MFA from Columbia University’s creative writing program in poetry and literary translation. She is currently translating the work of Iranian modernist poet Mina Asadi.
Forough Farrokhzad Folio
Summer 2025
Window
A conversation with my mother’s translation of “ Window” by Forough FarrokhzadThe prophets brought the prophecy of moonlightin the mirror refractingrefracting throughsanctions imposed on my skullDistortion — constant explosions and poisonous cloudsthe echo […]