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Tag: Poetry and Poets
Overlooked No More: Forough Farrokhzad, Iranian Poet Who Broke Barriers of Sex and Society
An author unafraid to defy midcentury attitudes about her gender. “What is important is humanity,” she said, “not being a man or a woman.”
Meng Lang, Poet Who Promoted Dissident Writers, Dies at 57
Mr. Meng co-founded the Independent Chinese PEN Center, a nonprofit organization formed in 2011 to promote freedom of expression and publication.
Judith Kazantzis, British Feminist Poet and Activist, Dies at 78
Ms. Kazantzis found freedom from the drudgery of being a housewife by breaking down patriarchal norms and writing about people who faced injustices.