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Introducing the Persian Poems of Alam-Taj Zhale Qa’em-Maqami

Alam-Taj Zhale Qa’em-Maqami (best known as Zhaleh) via Tavaana.org

Lovers of Persian poetry have had the good fortune to witness a flurry of publications in recent years on medieval and contemporary Iranian women poets.¹ These include Dick Davis’ translations of Jahan Malek Khatun, and Farzaneh Milani and Kaveh Safa’s translations of Simin Behbehani.