Bänoo Zan

Bänoo Zan is a poet and curator with over 300 published pieces and three books. She is the founder of Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) and co-editor of Woman, Life, Freedom: Poems for the Iranian Revolution. Bänoo is the recipient of the 2025 Writers’ Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award.

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A Poem by Sina Behmanesh, Translated by Bänoo Zan They wrote on the walls:Death to smiles I was a mouthI died They wrote on the walls:Death to kisses I was a mouthI died They wrote on the walls:Death to poetryDeath to words I was a poetI was a mouthI became a scream To turn all walls to mouthsI write my… Read more →