With the Wind

Original poetry by Abbas Kiarostami.
Dual-language edition, Farsi and English.
A translation by Iman Tavassoly and Paul Cronin.

From the injustice of our time, take refuge in poetry.
From the harshness of the beloved, take refuge in poetry. From glaring cruelty, take refuge in poetry.

Here for a brochure about the Kiarostami poetry project.

Abbas Kiarostami (1940—2016) was one of Iran’s leading filmmakers, who also published several books of photographs and poetry.