Alireza Roshan [ علیرضا روشن ]
Translated by Gary Gach
Art by Fariba Hajamadi
Fariba Hajamadi, A memory inventing itself, 1993.
Oil and photo-emulsion on canvas, 89x170 cm
A child is shot in the street & dies
Her mother is home washing clothes
& suddenly becomes young
& grows younger & younger
She becomes a girl
A childless girl
Spring / Summer 2023
The Iran Issue
Alireza Roshan
Alireza Roshan (born 1977) is the author of several books of poetry and fiction, all as yet unpublished in English, including The Book of Absence, Busy, Cage Poetry, Fade, Leyli’s Shadow, A Little Book of Love Poetry, Moonstone, The Point & Other Stories, Suwayda, and We. He resides in Hamburg.
Gary Gach
Gary Gach (born 1947) teaches Zen Buddhism at the University of San Francisco. His translations include Flowers of a Moment (BOA Editions, 2015) by Ko Un, co-translated with Brother Anthony and Young-moo Kim. He dwells on Ohlone Ramaytush lands, in the City of Saint Francis.
Fariba Hajamadi
Fariba Hajamadi (b. Esfahan, Iran) lives and works in Los Angeles and Brooklyn. She received her BFA from Western Michigan University and her MFA from CalArts. Since 1982, Hajamadi has made work that investigates displacement, loss, trauma, tragedy, war, culture, and gender identity. Her work has been exhibited in the US and internationally and is included in prestigious collections worldwide.