Tag: Simin Behbahani
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Iran Seizes mtvU Poet Laureate Simin Behbahani
Simin Behbahani is the Poet Laureate of MTV’s college network, mtvU. Last week, she was placed under house arrest by the Iranian government. Here’s the latest from NPR: March 19, 2010 Tehran Halts Travel By Poet Called ‘Lioness Of Iran’ The authorities in Iran continue to block the travel of the nation’s most prominent poet.…
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The Wall Street Journal Reports Iranian Simin Behbahani Will Follow John Ashbery As mtvU’s Next Poet Laureate
Tonight, The Wall Street Journal broke the news that we’ve named mtvU’s new Poet Laureate. As the Journal’s Kamau High reports, it’s 82 year-old Iranian poet Simin Behbahani. Beginning Monday, mtvU will broadcast 19 short films featuring Behbahani’s poems, translated by Farzaneh Milani and Kaveh Safa, and produced by Sophia Cranshaw. mtvU will also be…