The epitome of what the Islamic Republic wanted to eradicate, Farrokhzad is now the Iranian equivalent of a rock star. * Washington Post * Forugh Farrokhzad, Poet of Modern Iran sets in every way a new milestone in the study and understanding of this extraordinary poet. This volume is now clearly the single most important critical study of Farrokhzad in English, and can be warmly recommended to anyone with an interest in Persian poetry, intellectual history of Iran, and Iranian women * Franklin Lewis, Associate Professor of Persian, University of Chicago * Nearly half a century after her death, neither a biography nor a critical study of her poems has appeared. In the light of this situation, everyone who has read Farrokhzad or read about her will welcome the proposed volume * Michael Craig Hillman, Professor of Persian, University of Texas, Austin * Brookshaws and Rahimiehs multi-faceted collection of essays remains the essential English-language portal into an understanding of Forough Farrokhzads life, historical context, and her cinematic and poetic work. As a global icon for those seeking to love, live, and work freely, Farrokhzad continues to inspire individuals inside Iran and across the globe. This expanded edition includes important new essays exploring Farrokhzads time in Europe, a period crucial to her artistic development, and also the work of Afghan poet Layla Sarahat Rowshani, one of Farrokhzads gifted heirs. * Elizabeth T. Gray, Jr., translator of Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season: Selected Poems of Forough Farrokhzad (New Directions, 2022), USA *