Fishes by Hamid Nazarkhah

 

Fishes

Fishes, 

Fantastic autumn nights, 

Under the electvic posts of the city, 

In the thick fog of the evening ,

Celebrate. 

Street pavements, 

They breathe the footsteps of passers-by, 

The longest night of the year, 

With red seeds of words, 

They decorate, 

But I share the my dream of watermelon dream among the poor people, 

To have a happy Yalda. 

Biography

Hamid NazarkhahAlisaraei (Adonis Dodestani), poet, writer, storyteller, journalist, popular culture researcher, was born in 1978 in Kuchesfahan city. After obtaining a diploma in the field of cultural affairs management, he succeeded in obtaining a bachelor's degree.

Nazarkhah is currently studying for a master's degree in Iranology with a specialization in Iranology of people's culture, customs and cultural heritage as a student at Gilan University.

He was a member of the founding committee and responsible for Kochesfahan poetry and literature association from 2002 to 2007. He is also the founder and head of the "Kochesfahan" group from 2011 to the present day. Nazarkhah has officially started his press activity since 2005 with local newspapers in northern Iran, Gilan. During his student days, he printed and published the magazine “Bloom” in both Gilaki and persian languages as the license and responsible manager. He is now the head of Gil Kochesfahan Institute of Culture.

Nazarkhah published his first poetry book in 2018 in Gilaki language with Persian translation under the title “Wind Lullaby” by Gil and Dilam publishing houses.

In 2021, Nazarkhah was the organizer and secretary of the first edition of the National Short Story Festival (Alisaraei Award) in both free and special sections with the topic of Coronavirus (Covid 2019).

The head of the jury of the second international competition "Literary Asia" of Kazakhstan and Egypt in Iran in 2023

Winner of the "Lucius Aeneus Seneca" international contemporary literature prize from the Academy of Philosophical Arts and Sciences in Italy in 2023

Received the national award and certificate of honor from the "Tokyo Mengua Literary Ceremony" from the "Chinese Literature Magazine" in 2023

Honorary member of the International Academy of Ethics in India under the chairmanship of Dr. Jarnail Singh Anand in 2023

 

Receiving the diploma of honor and gold medal of Sultan Babyars in the international literary competition "Literary Asia 2023" in Kazakhstan by Bakhit Rostamov, the head of the second international competition of Literary Asia Kazakhstan

Member of BRICS Cultural Council (culture and tradition of BRICS countries) in 2024

The head of the jury (Persian and Gilaki language section) of the third international competition "Literary Asia 2024" Kazakhstan in Iran

Secretary of the Scientific Association of Iranian Studies of Gilan University ( 2024 )

Secretary of the Varna Iranian Studies Center, Jihad Daneshgahi, Guilan 2024

His poems and writings are printed and published in written and electronic publications in Iran and other countries in Gilaki, Persian, Albanian, Chinese, Korean, Italian, Spanish​, Russian, Serbian,Arabic,Bengali, Armenian, Bosnian and English languages.

Prepared by Angela Kosta Executive Director of the Magazines: MIRIADE, NUANCES ON THE PANORAMIC CANVAS, BRIDGES OF LITERATURE, journalist, poet, essayist, publisher, literary critic, editor, translator, promoter