Persis Karim is a poet, editor, and professor at San Francisco State University where she holds the Neda Nobari Chair and directs the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of publications including&nbsp;Callaloo,&nbsp;The New York Times,&nbsp;Reed Magazine,&nbsp;The Raven's Perch, and&nbsp;poetsandreamers.com. She is the editor of three anthologies of Iranian diaspora literature.

Persis Karim

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"I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry." — John Cage

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Persis Karim is a poet, editor, and professor at San Francisco State University where she holds the Neda Nobari Chair and directs the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of publications including&nbsp;Callaloo,&nbsp;The New York Times,&nbsp;Reed Magazine,&nbsp;The Raven's Perch, and&nbsp;poetsandreamers.com. She is the editor of three anthologies of Iranian diaspora literature.