“Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain”.***Gulistan ("The Rose Garden") is a landmark literary work in Persian literature. Written in 1259 A.D, it is one of two magna opera of the Persian poet Saadi, considered one of the best medieval Persian poets. The Gulistan is a collection of poems and stories, just as a rose-garden is a collection of roses. It is widely quoted as a source of wisdom. The entrance to the United Nations' Hall of Nations’ carries the following inscription culled from Gulistan.”

“Azita Ghahreman, is an Iranian poet.[1] She was born in Iran in 1962. She has written four books in Persian and one book in Swedish. She has also translated American poetry. She is a member of the Iranian Writers Association and International PEN.She has published four collections of poetry: Eve's Songs (1983), Sculptures of Autumn (1986), Forgetfulness is a Simple Ritual (1992) and The Suburb of Crows (2008), a collection reflecting on he exile in Sweden (she lives in an area called oxie on the outskirts of Malmö) that was published in both Swedish and Persian.Her poems directly address questions of female desire and challenge the accepted position of women.A collection of Azita's work was published in Swedish in 2009 alongside the work of Sohrab Rahimi and Christine Carlson. She has also translated a collection of poems by the American poet and cartoonist, Shel Silverstein, into Persian, The Place Where the Sidewalk Ends (2000). And she has edited three volumes of poems by poets from Khorasan, the eastern province of Iran that borders Afghanistan and which has a rich and distinctive history.Azita's poems have been translated into German, Dutch, Arabic, Chinese, Swedish, Spanish, Macedonian, Turkish, Danish, French and English. A new book of poetry, Under Hypnosis in Dr Caligari's Cabinet was published in Sweden in April 2012.[edit]BooksEva's Songs, (persian)1990Autumn Sculptures,(persian) 1995Where the sidewalk ends, Shell Silverstein(Translated to Persian with Morteza Behravan) 2000The Forgetfulness has a Simple Ceremony,(persian) 2002Here is the Suburb of Crows,(persian) 2009four Poetry books ( collected poems 1990-2009 in Swedish), 2009under hypnosis in Dr kaligaris Cabinet, (Swedish) 2012Poetry Translation Center London( collected poems in English) 2012”

“In those dark times, one rose to the very heights of humanity by simply remaining human.”

“A human being in this aged nation of ours is a very wonderful whole, the slow creation of long interchanging influences; and charm is a result of two such wholes, the one loving and the one loved.”

“Family. If one member wasn't being a pain in the ass, another one would be guaranteed to fill the slot”

“A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. ”