TEHRAN -- An anthology of love poems by four poets from different part of the world has recently been published in Persian in Tehran.
“Love Poems of the World”, which consists of four volumes, was unveiled during a ceremony, which was held by publisher Sarzamin Ahurai Press at Tehran’s Resaneh Cultural Center on Monday.
The collection comprises selections from American poet Richard Brautigan’s “It’s Raining in Love”, which have been translated into Persian by Alireza Behnam.
Reza Ameri has also translated poems from “My Love (Do Not Ask Me)” by Syrian writer Nizar Qabbani for the anthology.
In addition, poems from “I Only Love You” by Erich Fried and “Love with Wooden Legs” by Gunter Grass both from German literature have been selected for the collection. Ali Abdollahi has translated the poems.
Sarzamin Ahurai Press Managing Director Majid Zarghami commissioned the translators to render the works into Persian, Behnam said during the ceremony.
One of the main missions of the publisher in the translation project is to acquaint people with poetry, he added.
Ameri also recited a poem by Qabbani and also talked about the popularity of poet in the Arab world.
Abdollahi said that Grass is widely known as a poet in Iran.
Abdollahi has written notes about Grass’s criticism in his poems and his political outlook on the modern world.
The ceremony came to an end with a Q&A session in which the translators answered questions posed by the audience.
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