The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women

by Dick Davis

Book Overview

An anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before, from acclaimed scholar and translator Dick Davis.

A Penguin Classic

The Mirror of My Heart is a unique and captivating collection of eighty-three Persian women poets, many of whom wrote anonymously or were punished for their outspokenness. One of the very first Persian poets was a woman (Rabe'eh, who lived...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143135619
• ISBN13: 9780143135616
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"