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Curves of Iran[embed]https://vimeo.com/143320922[/embed] "Curves are everywhere in Eastern culture: our writing, our architecture, our instruments, the way we dance; even ...
Kaveh Akbar: “I Was Already An American Last Week When A Leaf Fell” and more…Kaveh Akbar is the founding editor of Divedapper. His poems appear recently or soon in Poetry, Ploughshares, APR, Tin House, and elsewhere. His debut collection...