Hadi Ebrahimi Roudbaraki
Hadi Ebrahimi Rudbarki, born in 1954 in Rasht, is a poet, writer, and editor-in-chief of Shahrgon Online, a journal dedicated to the Iranian cultural diaspora in Vancouver, Canada.
Ebrahimi’s literary and artistic activities began with the publication of the periodical Forough in Lahijan in 1971. His poems have been regularly published in Negin, Ferdowsi, Gileh-Mard, Gardon, Tajrobeh, Shahrvand Canada, and Shahrgon Online.
He started his cultural work in the Iranian cultural diaspora in Canada in 1992 with the magazine Nama-ye Iran and later evolved into publishing Ayandeh and Shahrvand Vancouver. Since 2005, he has been managing the Shahrgon website.
In 2003, alongside the founding of Hedayat Bookstore in North Vancouver, Ebrahimi began publishing books by poets and writers from the Iranian cultural diaspora, releasing over 10 books through Ayandeh Publishing and Shahrgon Publishing. He also co-founded the Hedayat Cultural center in 2003 with several Iranian poets and writers living in Vancouver. After Hedayat Bookstore closed in 2007, the association continued intermittently under the name “Adineh Shab.”
In 2010, Ebrahimi established the Shahrgon Radio, where he continued his activities until 2015.
Published and forthcoming works:
- A Breeze Through the Window – 1997 – Ayandeh Publishing – Vancouver, Canada
- Harmonizing with the Dawn-Dusk Duet – 2014 – Boutimar Publishing – Iran
- With My Shadows, I Created Myself, Asemana Books – Toronto, Canada
- Leaf-Hair of Autumn Trees, a collection of short poems and several haiku-style verses – forthcoming
- Suraya and a Glass of Red Wine, a compilation of short stories – forthcoming
