Welcome to the latest resource series by Underground Bookshelf. This series focuses on literature written by authors of Iranian heritage. War often comes with undermining the humanity of the people and cultures impacted. One way to reaffirm a people's humanity is to engage with the people, culture, and perspectives through literature and storytelling. In this series, you'll find fiction and nonfiction books for children, middle grade readers, young adults, and adult readers.
This resource covers poetry. The additional resource lists below offer support for learning about Iranian heritage, protesting the ongoing war, and finding emergency assistance if the rising costs of food, gas, and other goods as a result of the conflict are impacting you or your family.
Resources If Your Funds are Low
- Need Food - FoodForFree.org
- Find a local food bank | Mass.gov
- Find Your Local Food Bank and Holiday Food Boxes | Feeding America
- Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) - Metro Housing Boston
- How to Get Emergency Financial Assistance & Help With Bills - Resources
- Facing financial hardship | USAGov
- Financial assistance programs in Massachusetts
- Low-income resources | Boston.gov
- Food Banks, Soup Kitchens, Food Pantries
- Homeless Shelters | Find Homeless Shelters | Homeless Shelter Search
- Food Pantries
- Food and Free Meal Sites - Housing, Health, Hunger & Help - Research Guides at Boston Public Library
- Homeless Shelters Directory | Emergency Housing | Transitional Housing | Find Shelter
- Find Shelter | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Learn About Iranian Heritage
- IAB – Iranian Association of Boston
- Persian or Iranian? Here’s How They Differ | HISTORY
- Persian Culture: Timeless Art, Traditions and Heritage
- Cultural Heritage of Iran - HEY PERSIA
- Foundation for Iranian Studies | بنیاد مطالعات ایران
- Severed Spaces: Documenting Cultural Heritage at Risk in Iran - The Ancient Near East Today
- Pars Place – Iranian-American Community Center in DC
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) - UNESCO World Heritage Convention
- Home - Iran Heritage Foundation
- About | Explore Iranian Heritage — Learn More & Get Involved — Eranshahr
- The Global Impact of Iranian Cultural Achievements
- Iran’s culture, the Heritage and Innovation - ABHAVIJ
- Iran’s Cultural Heritage:Historical Sites for Foreign Traveler
Protest the War with Iran
- Peace-Direct-Guide-to-Peace-Activism.pdf
- Greater Good Resources for Peace and Conflict
- Social Justice Resources - Race, Social Justice, and Civil Rights - Research Guides at Boston Public Library
- 23 Pacifist Organizations Working to Abolish War
- Massachusetts Peace Action - Massachusetts Peace Action is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to develop the sustained political power to foster a more just and peaceful U.S. foreign policy.
- Resist | Home
- "Know Your Rights" (KYR) - Activism, Demonstrations, Protest - Guides at Stanford University
- Resources for Activists | Amnesty International USA
- Home - Find My Protest
- Guides for Activists - Museum of Protest
- Protest and activism resources — CRIN
- Justice & Social Action Resources | Advocates
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Poetry Books by Authors of Iranian Heritage
- The Essential Rumi with Coleman Barks
- The Green Sea of Heaven: Eighty Ghazals from the Diwan of Hafiz by Hafiz, tr. from the Persian by Elizabeth T Gray and Iraj Anvar
- Hafiz's Little Book of Life by Hafiz, tr. from the Persian by Gary Gach and Erfan Mojib
- Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season by Forough Farrokhzad, tr. from the Persian by Emily T. Gray
- Look by Solmaz Sharif
Poetry by Classical Persian Poets
- Divan e Rudaki/Poetry Collection by Rudaki (Abu Abdullah Jafar ibn Muhammad)
- Poems by Daqiqi (Abu Mansur Daqiqi)
- Persian
- English
- Ferdowsi (Abu al Qasin Ferdowsi Tusi)
- Sanai (Abul-Majd Majdud ibn Adam Sanai Ghaznavi)
- The Walled Garden of the Truth (English)
- Attar (Fariduddin Abu Hamid Muhammad Attar Nishapuri
- Mantiq al-Tayr (Farsi)
- Matiq al-Tayr (English)
- Rumi (Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi)
- Saadi (Abu Muhammad Muslih ibn Abdullah Shirazi)
- The Bustān of Sadi (English)
- The Bustan of Sadi (Farsi)
- Nizami (Nizami Ganjavi)
- Treasury of the Mysteries by Nizami (translated by Paul Smith) (English)
- Mirror of the Invisible World: Tales from the Khamseh of Nizami (by Peter J. Chelkowski, Nizami Ganjavi Khamsah, Metropolitan Museum of Art (Persian)
- Khayyam (Omar Khayyam)
- Rubaiyat (translated by Edward FitzGerald) (English)
- Hafez (Khwaja Shamsuddin Muhammad Hafez Shirazi)
- Divan of Hafez (with audio recitations)
Sources
- Literary Hub » 33 Essential Works of Fiction by Iranian Writers
- The Greatest Books: 33 Essential Works of Fiction By Iranian Writers from Literary Hub
- Contemporary Iranian Voices: Key Authors Writing Today (Available in English) | Saraye Sokhan
- Essential Books by Iranians Available in English: A Reading List - PEN America
- 100+ Iranian Book Recommendations - by Olivia's Book Talk
- 100 Essential Books by Iranian Writers: Fiction – Asian American Writers' Workshop
- 10 Iconic Persian Poets Who Shaped Iran’s Soul
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