In the Shadow of Trees

A translation by Iman Tavassoly and Paul Cronin.

From the injustice of our time, take refuge in poetry.
From the harshness of the beloved, take refuge in poetry. From glaring cruelty, take refuge in poetry.

Between 2006 and 2011, Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami released his selections from and adaptations of four masters of Persian poetry: Nima (1895-1960), Hafez, Saadi and Rumi (all from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries). In 2015, shortly before his death, Kiarostami published two further volumes, the thematic anthology Night, his selections from a variety of classical and contemporary poets. These books are in addition to his three volumes of original verse: A Wolf on Watch (2005), With the Wind (2006) and Wind and Leaf (2011). In the Shadow of Trees brings together English translations of all these books.

Here for a brochure about the Kiarostami poetry project.

Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016) was one of Iran’s leading filmmakers, who also published several books of photographs and poetry.

**A less expensive trade paperback version
of this book is available.

^{In the Shadow of Trees (2015)
Paperback ISBN 78-1-942782-28-5 670pp 5×8 inches
Hardback ISBN 978-1-942782-29-2 670pp 5×8 inches}