Asemana Books Presents
Book Launch: Where Words Defeat Bullets
An Anthology: Poems for the Iranian People and Their 2026 Uprising
Compiled by Mansour Noorbakhsh
This powerful anthology brings together a formidable chorus of poets—across borders, languages, and generations—whose voices refuse silence in the face of violence and erasure.
Poets attending and reading:
Albert Moritz · David Stones · Bunny Iskov · Olga Stein · Patrick Connors · Patricia Keeney · Diana Manole · Peta-Gaye Nash · Peter Taylor · Brett Campbell · Mark McAlister · Brenda Clews · Keith Garebian · John Oughton · Cy Strom · Mahdi Ganjavi · Mansour Noorbakhsh
📅 Date: April 25, 2026
🕐 Time: 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Location: Meeting Room 101
North York Central Library
5120 Yonge Street, North York, ON M2N 5N9
Join us for an afternoon of poetry, solidarity, and collective voice.
