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19 Aug 2010

Acclaimed Iranian poet Majid Naficy sent us this poem sharing his experiences living in Venice Beach. Far from my homeland I want a pigeon tower, here In this very room In Venice. When I look out from my balcony The white waves smile at me And when I come back to my room A thousand [...]

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Tags: Annenberg Community Beach House, Beach House Artist Residency Santa Monica, Iranian American Poets, Majid Naficy, Majid Naficy Shaherezad in Santa Monica, Santa Monica poetry

Iranian poet Majid Naficy shares his experiences of Santa Monica Farmers’ Market

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28 Feb 2010

Santa Monica resident and acclaimed Iranian poet Majid Naficy sent us this poem sharing his experiences of the Santa Monica’s Farmers Market. The poem was first published in March 1993. I hear this dialect With its silent “J” Singing everywhere. It is Wednesday’s market Near Santa Monica beach With the scent of Persian basil Chinese [...]

February’s Neigh by Santa Monica resident Majid Naficy

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20 Feb 2010

Santa Monica resident and acclaimed Iranian poet Majid Naficy sent us this poem that he wrote in 1986. The poem titled, “February’s Neigh”, was first published in Majid Naficy’s Muddy Shoes Beyond Baroque Books, Los Angeles, 1999. In your city When does the clover become sweet? In my country, that year It was ripe in [...]

Grandma in Santa Monica, a poem by Majid Naficy

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25 Jan 2010

Voice of Santa Monica’s friend and regular reader, poet Majid Naficy sent us this poem, “Grandma in Santa Monica”. On July 16, 2003 an elderly driver ran over people at Santa Monica Farmers’ Market which led to over 50 injuries and 11 deaths, including an Iranian grandmother and her infant grandson. – Do you live alone? [...]

‘Shaherezad in Santa Monica’ is a unique play in more than one way, says Iranian-American stage director, John Farmenesh-Bocca

19 Jan 2010

Voice of Santa Monica’s Natasha Garyali met up with Iranian American stage director, John Farmenesh-Bocca who recently directed a verse drama ‘Shaherezad in Santa Monica’, written by acclaimed Iranian poet Majid Naficy at the Annenberg Community Beach House. We spoke with him about the challenges and opportunities of directing a verse drama, his early exposure to [...]

“Shaherezad in Santa Monica is a play that I have lived” says Annenberg’s writer in residence, Majid Naficy

17 Jan 2010

Voice of Santa Monica’s Natasha Garyali met with the acclaimed Iranian poet, Majid Naficy at the Annenberg Community Beach House to talk about his stay as Annenberg’s first writer-in-residence, his inspiration for the play, Shaherezad in Santa Monica, and coming to terms with his new identity as an Iranian American. A gentle and soft-spoken man, it is difficult [...]

Dr. Majid Naficy weaves a Persian love story in Santa Monica in his lyrical drama, “Shaherezad in Santa Monica”

13 Jan 2010

Isa Naomi Okuyama from Santa Monica Cultural Affairs informed us about Dr. Majid Naficy‘s third Beach House Artist Residency event, which will be held on January 18, 2010. For this event which will also be his last at the Annenberg Community Beach House series, Dr. Naficy will present readings of his new verse drama, “Shaherezad in [...]