Forugh Farrokhzad was born in Tehran inand died in a car crash at the age ofDuring her short tumultuous life she was married and divorced had a son who was taken away from her had love affairs made an awardwinning documentary film adopted a child from a leper colony and published several collections of poetry In her writing as well as her lifestyle she challenged female stereotypes and shocked the establishment but her talent was unmistakable Fiercely honest insightful and often wonderfully lyrical her work has earned her a secure place in the thousandyear tradition of illustrious Iranian poets This revised and updated edition of Another Birth and Other Poems includes an introduction letters interviews a timeline of Forughs life and creative work two essays analyzing her finest poems and the Persian text of the poems on facing pages Forugh Farrokhzads poetry is as poignant today as it was half a century ago when it scandalized Iranian society This book brings into perspective the