Melancholic songs of loss and unattainable love, lost to the sweep of history. ------------------------------- The distinct lyricism of Marzieh's poetry emanates from her subconscious, wherein she observes an ocean of dreams straddling reality and surreality. In her poetry, existence takes on a melancholic nature that redefines a remembered reality-personal and social, past and present- characterized by its sorrows and upheavals. Although nurtured by the heritage of dreamlike qualities and subtle, sublime themes found in Persian poetry, Marzieh's words are enriched by elements of the Western...