The Last Pack of Cigarettes in Exile
As you talk, it seems that a lily strolling in your voice Talk to me I want to hear you You were the gardener of your voice And your laughter a flock of white doves…
Bellingham Review Contributor
Ali Asadollahi, an Iranian poet and translator, is the author of six Persian poetry books and winner of some prestigious Persian poetry awards, such as Iran’s Best Young Poet Award and Iran’s Journalist Society Award. He is a permanent member and the former secretary of the Iranian Writers’ Association (founded in 1968) and is now pursuing an MA in Persian language and literature at Tehran University. His works and translations have appeared / are forthcoming in Epoch, Denver Quarterly, Hayden’s Ferry Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Roanoke Review, and others.
As you talk, it seems that a lily strolling in your voice Talk to me I want to hear you You were the gardener of your voice And your laughter a flock of white doves…