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The Collected Mohsen: My World in Poems
Hardcover
General PoetryMiddle Eastern Art
Publisher: Front Line Book Publishing Inc.
Published: Jul 28 2025
Pages: 274
Weight: 1.50
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Collected Mohsen: My World in Poems is a window into a life shaped by poetry, painting, family, and faith. For more than sixty years, Mohsen Janatpour has carried his thoughts, questions, and dreams into poems that speak gently to anyone who pauses to read them.
In these pages, you'll find verses about love that endures, faith that steadies the soul, and the simple wonders of being human. Many poems appear in both Persian and English, honoring Mohsen's roots and his hope to share the timeless spirit of Persian poetry with new generations.
Some poems are inspired by childhood memories in Iran, old teachers and friends, a loving wife's smile, or the quiet beauty of nature. Each line invites you to sit for a moment and feel something true. Mohsen's paintings and illustrations deepen that feeling, adding colors and images to his words.
Between these covers, you'll hear the echo of an old Persian truth:
شعر، چراغی است در تاریکی دل.
Poetry is a lantern in the darkness of the heart.
This book is for anyone who believes that words, shared honestly, can heal, comfort, and remind us who we are.
The Collected Mohsen is not just a book of poems - it is a friend for quiet mornings, sleepless nights, and all the moments when we look for light.
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