Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, has been invited to perform at the Shiraz Poetry Festival in Iran, but she would rather be in Paris. She has never gone somewhere alone because she lives with her overprotective Chinese grandparents. When she arrives in Iran, she finds herself in the company of poets and Persians, all of whom tell her stories that force her to confront her past, the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her, and the nature of poetry itself. It's all about bridging cultural and generational divides. It's all about being inquisitive. Keeping my options open. And discovering your own voice through the enchantment of poetry. Through learning about her father's past, her own cultural identity, and her responsibility to it, Rosie embarks on an unwitting journey of forgiveness, reconciliation, and, perhaps most importantly, understanding.
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Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, has been invited to perform at the Shiraz Poetry Festival in Iran, but she would rather be in Paris. She has never gone somewhere alone because she lives with her overprotective Chinese grandparents. When she arrives in Iran, she finds herself in the company of poets and Persians, all of whom tell her stories that force her to confront her past, the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her, and the nature of poetry itself. It's all about bridging cultural and generational divides. It's all about being inquisitive. Keeping my options open. And discovering your own voice through the enchantment of poetry. Through learning about her father's past, her own cultural identity, and her responsibility to it, Rosie embarks on an unwitting journey of forgiveness, reconciliation, and, perhaps most importantly, understanding.
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