Baktash Abtin (بکتاش آبتین)

[از زخم هاي بزرگ]

Poems

• 1 سياه يعنى شب | Translations: en
• 2 [دلم] | Translations: en
• 3 [چقدر طعم تو را دارد] | Translations: en
• 4 [از زخم هاي بزرگ] | Translations: en
• 5 فنجان قهوه | Translations: en
• 6 (گلوله سرخط) | Translations: en
• 7 ( فرشته خانم ) | Translations: deen

Language: persian

Translations: english ([Of the deep wounds])

[از زخم هاي بزرگ]

از زخم هاي بزرگ
خط كوچكي باقي مي ماند
واز چشم هاي تو ؟
چه بگويم  . . .
خاطره ي آرنج هاي تو
بر تخت من
گود افتاده  .

Translations:

Language: english

[Of the deep wounds]

Of the deep wounds
a small scar remains
Of your eyes…
what can I say?
the imprint left on my bedcovers
is the memory of your elbows

Baktash Abtin

بکتاش آبتین

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* 1974, Shahr-e Rey, Iran
lives in: Kish, Iran

بکتاش آبتین

The poet Baktash Abtin was born in 1353/ 1974 in Shahr-e Rey.

He has published three collections of poetry. In addition to his work as a poet, he has been involved in the production of numerous feature films and short films as an assistant director. His first independent film The Solar Eclipse was released in 2005.

Since 2013, he has been indicted three times for his peaceful activism. Among other things, Abtin has spoken out against censorship and advocated for freedom of expression and the abolition of the death penalty. Because of this, Abtin was sentenced to five years in prison in May 2019 for "propaganda against the state" and "conspiracy against national security." He has been serving his sentence in Evin Prison since September 2020.

photo © private

Abtin is married and a member of the Iranian Writers' Union.

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