One of Iran's most influential 20th century poets, Forough Farrokhzad has been called "the last prophet of truth-telling that [Iran] has seen." This poem, "Mian-e Tariki," was first published in Iran in 1964, in her fourth poetry collection Another Birth. It has been translated from the original Farsi by Sogol Sur.
Where is the home of wind?
Forough Farrokhzad is an iconoclast. Due to her turbulent and unconventional lifestyle, she received a great deal of attention from Iranian society both before and after her sudden death in a car accident in 1967.
Amongst Darkness is one of the poems from her fourth poetry collection.
Sogol Sur is the author of the poetry collection, Sorrows of the Sun (Skyscraper, 2017). She is currently undertaking a doctorate in creative writing at Birkbeck College, University of London, and working on her debut short story collection with the theme of The Iranian Queer. You can follow her on Twitter: @sogolsur and Instagram: sogolsur.