Poem - Life still flows in me, poet - Hamid Nazarkhah Alisaraei (Iran)

 

Life still flows in me

Hamid Nazarkhah Alisaraei 

A house is collapsing in me

When my childhood photo frame

I see it hanging on the wall of a collapsed house.

Still with my small hands

At the time of writing the poem

I tune the time bombs.

A land is born in me

that fetuses are poets

Poets like a red flower

Life still flows in me

When a piece of my face is still under the rubble.

I can still look at the journalists' cameras

And to smile at the people of the world.

 

Biography: 

Hamid NazarkhahAlisaraei (Adonis Dodestani), poet, writer, storyteller, journalist, popular culture researcher, was born in 1978 in Kuchesfahan city. After obtaining a diploma in the field of cultural affairs management, he succeeded in obtaining a bachelor's degree.

He was a member of the founding committee and responsible for Kochesfahan poetry and literature association from 2002 to 2007. He is also the founder and head of the "Kochesfahan" group from 2011 to the present day. Nazarkhah has officially started his press activity since 2005 with local newspapers in northern Iran, Gilan. During his student days, he printed and published the magazine “Bloom” in both Gilaki and persian languages as the license and responsible manager. He is now the head of Gil Kochesfahan Institute of Culture.

Nazarkhah published his first poetry book in 2018 in Gilaki language with Persian translation under the title “Wind Lullaby” by Gil and Dilam publishing houses.

In 2021, Nazarkhah was the organizer and secretary of the first edition of the National Short Story Festival (Alisaraei Award) in both free and special sections with the topic of Coronavirus (Covid 2019).

He was the head of the jury of the second international competition "Literary Asia" of Kazakhstan and Egypt in Iran in 2023, winner of the "Lucius Aeneus Seneca" international contemporary literature prize from the Academy of Philosophical Arts and Sciences in Italy in 2023.

He received the national award and certificate of honor from the "Tokyo Mengua Literary Ceremony" from the "Chinese Literature Magazine" in 2023.

He is honorary member of the "Associate Professor" of the International Academy of Ethics in India by Dr. Jarnail Singh Anand, poet, world famous writer and president of the International Academy of Ethics in 2023.

He received the diploma of honor and gold medal of Sultan Babyars in the international literary competition "Literary Asia 2023" in Kazakhstan by Bakhit Rostamov, the head of the second international competition of Literary Asia Kazakhstan.

He is member of the BRICS high-level expert council (culture and traditions of BRICS countries) in 2024

He is the head of the jury (Persian and Gilaki language section) of the third international competition "Literary Asia 2024" Kazakhstan in Iran

His poems and writings are printed and published in written and electronic publications in Iran and other countries in Gilaki, Persian, Albanian, Chinese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Serbian, Arabic, Bosnian and English languages.