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The poem compares the condition of exile to that of a child who has been given for adoption, and the resulting incomprehension and longing to be reunited with the mother(land).
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Author's note: In Persian literature cypress tree is a symbol of one who lives a free life and fights for freedom and it is used extensively as a metaphor in Persian art and literature. [...]
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Between Nostalgia and Activism : Iranian Australian Poetry and Cinema
2012
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criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 2 2012; This article examines the work of Iranian Australian writers Granaz Moussavi and Roshanak Amrein. Moussavi is best known among English-speakers for her film My Tehran For Sale (2009), an Iranian-Australian co-production, and among Persian-speakers for her poetry. Amrein is known for her poetic representations of the experiences of Baha'i refugees in and from Iran, especially her translated volume One Million Flights (2010). In this article I focus on the different transnational and formal contexts in which Moussavi and Amrein write, as well as the different ways their texts represent notions of Iran and Australia. I argue that My Tehran For Sale and One Million Flights, especially when read in juxtaposition, serve to reposition 'Australia', 'Iran' and related narratives around 'freedom' and 'fairness'. [Author's abstract]
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Between Nostalgia and Activism : Iranian Australian Poetry and Cinema
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 2 2012; This article examines the work of Iranian Australian writers Granaz Moussavi and Roshanak Amrein. Moussavi is best known among English-speakers for her film My Tehran For Sale (2009), an Iranian-Australian co-production, and among Persian-speakers for her poetry. Amrein is known for her poetic representations of the experiences of Baha'i refugees in and from Iran, especially her translated volume One Million Flights (2010). In this article I focus on the different transnational and formal contexts in which Moussavi and Amrein write, as well as the different ways their texts represent notions of Iran and Australia. I argue that My Tehran For Sale and One Million Flights, especially when read in juxtaposition, serve to reposition 'Australia', 'Iran' and related narratives around 'freedom' and 'fairness'. [Author's abstract]
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