A Poem by Niloufar-Lily Soltani
AUTHORS NOTE:While exploring the art of writing poetry in English, I couldn’t help but compare its form, structure, and themes with those of Persian poetry. A long poem in English has its traditions and conventions, and its closest counterpart in Persian and Arabic literature is the Ghasideh (or Qasida). Both the long poem and the Ghasideh employ extended narrative forms…