A generous selection of lyrical poems by the British-Iranian writer Mimi Khalvati.
Prize-winning Iranian-born poet and celebrated founder of The Poetry School (London) explores her diverse culture in a series of brilliant `oriental sonnets.'
Written around the time of her mother’s death, this collection expresses the effects of weather on the poet's mood and imagination and a desire to reconnect with the animal self.
Inspired by Shakespeare's songs, the short poems of Emily Dickinson, and Wordsworth's "Lucy" poems, this collection of songlike poetry is based on the ubiquitous spread of weeds -... Læs mere
This Collected Poems spans Mimi Khalvati's nine collections and includes previously uncollected poems.