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The Persian and The Poet22... Raising the flag of kindnessPoem 1: 'Colonisation' by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar.Music: 'On The Fly' by M. Carney. Poem 2: 'Ghazal 164' by Hafez.Music: 'Dastgahe Homayun, Pt. 3.' from the album ‘Iran – Masters of Traditional Music, Vol. 1. (Persian Music)’. Additional music: 'A Warm Welcome' by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com Production and editing by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com Graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com For all things ‘The Persian and The Poet’, go to https://www.facebook.com/thepersianan2021-10-0224 minThe Persian and The Poet21... Whispering to myself this poemCam memorialising in a poem the very first time he heard a poem spoken in Persian back in late 2019 ... it was shared by a fascinating, arty woman he'd just met ... she goes by the name of Ramak!Poem 1 – FARSI – 'Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season’ by Forough Farrokhzad. Music : 'Clouds' by Rod Gear from the album 'The Wood That Sings' www.rodgearmusic.com Poem 2 – ENGLISH – 'The Spring and The Forest' by Cameron Semmens. Music : ‘Love her and she will watch over you’ by Luke Pittman. Poem 3 – ENGLISH – 'Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season’...2021-09-1626 minThe Persian and The Poet20... Upside Drowning – BOOK LAUNCH... yay!The Persian: Ramak Bamzar.The Poet: Cameron Semmens.All poems from the book ‘Upside Drowning – poems from the edge of the ocean’, by Cameron Semmens; available through www.webcameron.comPoem 1: ‘Listening to The Ocean’ by Cameron SemmensPoem 2: ‘Curious Fragments of Memory’ by Cameron Semmens; music: ‘A Thousand Goodnights’ from the album: ‘Tears of The Candle’ by M. Carney.Poem 3: ‘The Lips of The Sea’ by Cameron Semmens; music: ‘Erupting Light’ from the album ‘Without Sinking’ by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Jóhann Jóhannsson.Poem 4: ‘The Dream of Oblivion’ by Cameron Semmens...2021-08-2829 minThe Persian and The Poet19... Futile Magic and The Swift Fingers of LovePoem 1: The Swifts in The Willow by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Music: ‘Overcast’ by Hildur Gudnadottir & Johann Johannsson, from the album ‘Without Sinking’. Poem 2: Futile Magic by Fereydoon Moshiri;translation by Frank Moshiri (2015).Music: ‘Avaze Bayate Esfahan’ from the album ‘Iran – Masters of Traditional Music, Vol. 1 (Persian Music)’. Production and editing – Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com Photography and graphic design – Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com 2021-08-2514 minThe Persian and The Poet18... Nowruz – Persian New Year and a new little poemRamak shares about Nowruz – the symbology and her experiences.
Cameron surprises her with a brand new poem: Standing in Love
Enjoy!2021-04-0513 minThe Persian and The Poet17... FARSI ONLY: The Fall of The Willow – online album (all of Ramak's translations of Cam's poems from the 2020 season)FARSI ONLY episode.
Show notes.... COMING SHORTLY.
13 poems – Ramak's translations of Cameron's poems.
2021-02-2500 minThe Persian and The Poet16... SPECIAL: The Fall of The Willow – online album. All of Cameron's poems from the 2020 seasonIn essence, this episode – The Fall of The Willow – is a spoken-word album, which you can listen to in one continuous stream.It's a curated compilation consisting of each one of Cameron's original poems shared in the 2020 podcast season. These poems have been brought together to create a single half-hour of swirling, twirling, whispered and hollered words declared and confided to YOU – our dear listener. May love and wonder seep in your bones... Coming soon: all the translations of these poems in Farsi read by Ramak Bamzar in a special FARSI ONLY episode!2021-02-1931 minThe Persian and The Poet15... Forever in 3 Minutes – MINI-EPISODE – an intro to the 2021 seasonPoem : From My Dry Lips – words and music by Cameron Semmens.Title music : A Warm Welcome – Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.comProduction and editing – Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.comPhotography and graphic design – Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com2021-02-1203 minThe Persian and The Poet14... Yalda Night SpecialEpisode 14 : Yalda Night SpecialRamak and Cam share a night full of candles, cosiness, fruit and poetry! Gorgeous ghazals from one of the greatest of all Persian poets: Hafiz, as well as exquisite poems from Cam’s 3 favourite poets: David Whyte, Mary Oliver and John O’Donohue…. and Cam couldn’t not share a brand-new ghazal he’d just written.But some may be asking – What is Yalda Night?Well, Yalda Night is a winter solstice festival celebrated in Iran. Friends and family gather on the longest night of the year to eat, drink and re...2020-12-2252 minThe Persian and The Poet13... The Wattle and The Willow... sharing our love with youPoem 1 : The Wattle and The Willow by Cameron Semmens.Translation by Ramak Bamzar.Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Poem 2 : How Impatient by Ahmad Shamlou.Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com2020-12-0819 minThe Persian and The Poet12... And someone is dyingEpisode 11 : And someone is dying... In this episode Ramak and Cameron discuss times they have stood beside death. For Cameron, at hospital bedsides; for Ramak, as a documentary photographer, in the disaster zone of the 2003 Bam earthquake in southern Iran. And they wonder over the fact that… as someone is dying… another is coming to life. As Ned Kelly said in his famous last words before he hung from the noose: such is life.Poem 1 : Upon Approaching a Dead Person in a Hospice by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Music : ‘Frederique’ by Michael Carney.Po...2020-11-2730 minThe Persian and The Poet11... The Mind is a Yacht, The Heart an Oil TankerPoem 1 : The Mind is a Yacht, The Heart an Oil Tanker by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar and Roya Bamzar. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.comPoem 2 : Oasis in a Moment by Sohrab Sepehri; translation into English by Ismail Salami. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.comTitle music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.comPodcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.comPhotography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com2020-11-0322 minThe Persian and The Poet10... Tonight wonder will flap its wingsPoem 1 : Rapid ‘I’ Movement Towards You by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Music: ‘Love her and she will watch over you’ by Luke Pittman.Poem 2 : ‘Beyond Presence’ by Sohrab Sepehri; translation into English by Ali Salami. Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com 2020-10-1825 minThe Persian and The Poet9... Tripping up in the darkness (...is this a good poem?)Poem 1 : ‘The Wind Will Take Us’ by Forough Farrokhzad; translation into English by Daniel Shams. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Poem 2 : ’Petalled Pillows and Thorny Sheets – Part 2’ by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com 2020-10-0726 minThe Persian and The Poet8... Beyond the borders of your body... I love youPoem 1 : ’Petalled Pillows and Thorny Sheets – Part 1’ by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Music : Rod Gear.Poem 2 : ‘Tryst’ by Ahmad Shamlou; translation into English by Naim Nabili and Frank Lewis. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com …Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com … Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com …2020-09-2600 minThe Persian and The PoetEpisode 7 : The Mountains and ShamlouEpisode 7 : The Mountains… and Shamlou. Poem 1 : ’In The Mountains’ by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Poem 2 : The Dead-end Rod road by Ahmad Shamlou; translation by Sholeh Wolpé. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com …Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com …Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com2020-09-2000 minThe Persian and The PoetEpisode 6 : Secrets... and RumiEpisode 6 : Secrets... and Rumi.Poem 1 : ’They are a secret’ by Cameron Semmens; translation into Farsi by Ramak Bamzar. Music : ‘Frederique’ by Michael Carney.Poem 2 : A selection of quatrains by Rumi; translation into English by Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek. Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens. Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar.2020-09-1200 minThe Persian and The PoetEpisode 5 : A Room Full of RumiEpisode 5 : A Room Full of Rumi.1 : ’Come Into Me’ by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Music : ‘God’ by Spike Mason www.spikemason.com2 : A ghazal by Rumi; translation into English by Mariam Maafi. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Poems 3 and 4 by Rumi.Title music by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.comPodcast produced by Cameron Semmens. Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar.2020-09-0500 minThe Persian and The PoetEpisode 4 : The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam... and ButterfliesEpisode 4 : The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam… and Butterflies.Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com Poem 1 : ’The Father of Butterflies’ by Cameron Semmens; translation into Farsi by Ramak Bamzar. Music : ‘Viewed from The Climb’ from the album ‘Separate Journeys’ by Spike Mason www.spikemason.comPoem 2 : ’The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ compiled by Kamran Kuhestany; translation into English by Dr. Rosen. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.comPhotography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com2020-08-3000 minThe Persian and The PoetEpisode 3 : Love and DeathShow notes for Episode 3: LOVE and DEATHTitle music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.comPoem 1 : ’Still Trying To’ by Cameron Semmens. Translation into Farsi by Ramak Bamzar. Music : ‘Chasm’ from the album ‘Separate Journeys’ by Spike Mason www.spikemason.comPoem 2 : ’I Will Greet The Sun Again’ by Forough Farouzad. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.comPhotography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com2020-08-2600 minThe Persian and The PoetEpisode 2 : The Forest And ForoughShow notes for Episode 2: The Forest and Forough.Poem1 : ’What Happened in The Forest?’ by Cameron Semmens. Translation into Farsi by Ramak Bamzar.Poem 2 : ’Another Birth’ by Forough Farouzad. Translation into English by Karim Emami.All music by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.comPhotography and Graphic design: Ramak BamzarPodcast produced by Cameron Semmens.2020-08-1500 minThe Persian and The PoetEpisode 1 : Shiraz and PoetryShow notes for Episode 1 : Shiraz and Poetry.Poem 1 : ‘As I Stand on Edge of The Park’ by Cameron Semmens. Translation into Farsi by Ramak Bamzar.Poem 2 : ‘The Bird May Die’ by Forough Farrokhzad. Translation into English by Maryam Dilmaghani.All music by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.comPhotography and Graphic design: Ramak BamzarPodcast produced by Cameron Semmens.2020-08-0900 min
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Show notes for Episode 1: Shiraz and Poetry
Poem 1 : ‘As I Stand on Edge of The Park’ by Cameron Semmens. Translation into Farsi by Ramak Bamzar.
Poem 2 : ‘The Bird May Die’ by Forough Farrokhzad. Translation into English by Maryam Dilmaghani.
All music by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com
Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens.
Artwork and Design by Ramak Bamzar www.ramakbamzar.com
Cameron shares a brand new poem. Ramak shares her translation of this poem. And then they share a poem by Forugh Farrokhzad and its translat...2020-08-0800 min