2022 Literary Activities

2022 was a year of changes and upheavals, both personal and political. It was a year when I moved to Edmonton as University of Alberta’s Writer-in-Residence in September. September was also the month when Iranian nationwide uprising started against the Islamic Republic.

In terms of publications, I had 15 new poems, one new poetry translation, three essays, and four interviews. I also had 5 reprints of my previously published poetry and translations. Composer Pouya Hamidi released new compositions based on three poems of mine.?There was a new review of my poetry collection, Letters to My Father. For more details, please see the following list. Where the publications are online, links have been provided.

This year, like previous years, I was the curator of the poetry component of HAPPENING Multicultural Festival in May. There were four online events, each with three poets and an interview. I also concluded my work as an anthology editor of Poetry in Voice. My selection was poetry translations from the Middle East.

Here in Edmonton, I continue hosting Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) in Student Lounge, Old Arts/Convocation Hall, University of Alberta campus. I also host weekly Writing Circles on Tuesdays, 1-3 PM, at Humanities Centre, room 4-59. Both are open to U of A, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, AND international community. To know about the events I participate in or organize, follow me on social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) or check the Writer-in-Residence web page here: https://www.ualberta.ca/english-film-studies/programs/writer-in-residence-program/current-writer-in-residence.html

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Poems:

·??????Poem, “The Cat-Walker,” in: SFWP Quarterly, https://www.sfwp.com/quarterly/the-cat-walker

·??????Poem, Drought,” in SFWP Quarterly, https://www.sfwp.com/quarterly/drought

·??????Poem, “Am I allowed?” in Dissident Voice, https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/02/am-i-allowed/

·??????Poem, “Creation Story,” in: PrairieFire Magazine, Volume 43, No. 1

·??????Poem, “A Parliament of Owls,” in: The Sunlight Press, https://www.thesunlightpress.com/2022/04/26/a-parliament-of-owls/

·??????Poem, “Verse,” in Verse Afire: A Bi-Annual Publication of the Ontario Poetry Society, June 2022

·??????Poem, “The Goblet of Jamshid,” in: Freefall Magazine, Special Double Issue, Volume XXXII, Number 1

·??????Poem, “Dawn,” in Dissident Voice https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/08/dawn/

·??????Poem, “The Poet and the Prophet,” in Dissident Voice, https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/08/the-poet-and-the-prophet/

·??????Poem, “Why Are You Here?” in Topical Poetry, Issue #39, https://www.topicalpoetry.com/why-are-you-here/

·??????Poem, “For Women Politicians,” in: Episteme Volume 11, Issue 2, https://episteme.net.in/content/73/6088/attachments/2-WomenPoliticians.pdf

·??????Poem: “In the Name of Allah,” in: Dissident Voice, https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/09/in-the-name-of-allah/

·??????Poem, “Urgent Report,” in Dissident Voice, https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/10/urgent-report/

·??????Poem: “The Pen,” in Topical Poetry, December 4, https://www.topicalpoetry.com/the-pen/

·??????Poem: “The Revolution” in: Topical Poetry, Issue 47, https://www.topicalpoetry.com/the-revolution/

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Poetry Translation:

·??????Poetry Translation, “The One Beloved,” by Sheikh Baha’i, in Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation, Issue “See”, Fall 2022,?https://exchanges.uiowa.edu/issues/see/the-one-beloved/???

Essays:

·??????Essay, “How to Be a Feminist in a Multicultural Society,” in: Mslexia, Mouthpiece section of the newsletter, https://mailchi.mp/73a6bdf00551/is-your-writing-too-important-to-you-920068

·??????Essay: “Good for You,” in WordCity Literary Journal, https://wordcitylit.ca/2022/11/27/good-for-you-a-letter-from-banoo-zan/

·??????Essay: “What is culture?” in The Other Side of Hope: Journeys in Refugee and Immigrant Literature, Volume 2.2, https://othersideofhope.com/what-is-culture-baumlnoo-zan.html

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Interviews:

·??????Interview with Dr. Thomas Wharton, for the Writer-in-Residence web page, department of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta, https://www.ualberta.ca/english-film-studies/programs/writer-in-residence-program/interview-with-b%C3%A4noo-zan.html

·??????Self-exiled poet covers Iran protests as a 'war correspondent in verse', interview: Ideas on CBC Radio, host: Nahlah Ayed, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/iran-poet-war-correspondent-verse-1.6647347

·??????Interview with host Jessica Ng for Radio Active, https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-52-radio-active/clip/15944902-the-university-alberta-writer-in-residence

·??????Article based on an interview with me in The Gateway: University of Alberta’s official student media outlet: https://thegatewayonline.ca/2022/12/protesting-through-poetry-banoo-zan-u-of-as-2022-23-writer-in-residence/

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Reprints:

·??????Poem, “Ma’soumeh,” in: Verse Afire, January 2022

·??????Poem, “Hafez,” in: Poem in Your Pocket Day 2022 series, https://poets.ca/poem-in-your-pocket-day-2022/

·??????Reprint: Poetry Translation, “Tulips Bloom from Youths’ Blood,” by Aref Qazvini, in: Poetry in Voice Online Anthology, https://poetryinvoice.ca/read/poems/tulips-bloom-youths-blood

·??????Reprint, “Fire in the Reeds,” translation of a poem by Majzoob Tabrizi, in Poetry in Voice, https://poetryinvoice.ca/read/poems/fire-reeds

·??????(Reprint) poem, “There is a voice,” in: Front Lines, an anthology of The Writers Collective of Canada

Poetry Book Review

·??????Review of my poetry collection, Letters to My Father, by Erin Widmark-Pickle, https://thegatewayonline.ca/2022/11/banoo-zans-poetry-book-letters-to-my-father-a-new-perspective-on-grief/

Musical Adaptations of my Poetry:

·??????Sense of Place, by composer Pouya Hamidi, three pieces performed based on my poems: “The Hajj Pilgrim,” “Letter to My Father,” and “Hafez,” The Music Gallery, Toronto, November 24, 2022