Rumi in Manhattan

About the Book

Rumi in Manhattan is an ekphrastic collection of poetry and photography presented in a bilingual format of English and Persian. The poetries are from Rumi, a thirteenth-century Persian mystic and scholar who has influenced the world of mysticism profoundly. The ekphrasis of photography presented in this book can be considered as poetic photos or a set of pictured poetries. The book is an ethereal path from photography to poetry via diving into the ocean of Rumi’s words.

About the Author

Iman Tavassoly is a freelance artist and photographer in Manhattan, New York. He graduated from Iranian Youth Cinema Society in 2004 and had worked on poetry, photography and short films since his childhood. Iman has translated Persian poetries to English published as 15 volumes of poetry books written or selected by Abbas Kiarostami, the acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and artist. Iman currently works on a long-term project of Ekphrastic Art which includes his photography combined with poetry.