LOVERS OF LIGHT

Poetry · 53 pp · 2017

Cover artwork from the Tarot del Fuego of Ricardo Cavolo
(Courtesy Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A.)

PURCHASE

In the hands of artist Ricardo Cavolo (courtesy the artist)

‘I am all that was, all that is,
And all that shall ever be.’

In this volume of cryptic poems steeped in ancient Iranian religion, symbolism, and imagery, Joobin Bekhrad tells a tale of lovers devoted to the Iranian deity Mithras.

Selected Praise

‘A work of distinctive cadence and rhythm threaded with classical imagery and redolent of ancient Iran.’

WILLIAM GOURLAY, Monash University

‘Such elegant writing: finely balanced, it touches the soul. It does not only play with emotions, but also images of what is, and what can be. This is life, this is love – this is the breeze of time.’

EMINE GOZDE SEVIM