Payam Feili
From QueerBio.com
Country
Iran
Birth - Death
1983 -
Occupation
Poet
Description
Heavily censored and outcast poet despite the high regard of his peers. First book, ‘The Sun’s Platform’, was published in Iran in 2005, but dozens of other works submitted to the ministry have been refused publishing permission. First novel, 'Tower and Pond' (2006), and a short-story collection titled 'Crimson Emptiness and Talking Waters' were published in Persian by e-publisher Lulu in the United States. 'I Will Grow, I Will Bear Fruit . . . Figs' was published by Gardoon Publishers in Germany. His other works include the novel 'Son of the Cloudy Years' and a collection of poems titled 'Hasanak', both published outside Iran. Considered blacklisted, not just for his words, but for his sexual orientation.
Further Reading/Research
- http://payamfeili.blogspot.ca/
- http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/08/being-a-gay-writer-in-iran-writing-on-the-edge-of-crisis/
