Simin Behbahani, Iran's national poet
A Poem For Neda Soltan
by Simin Behbahani, Iran's national poet
from NPR Simin Behbahani, Iran's national poet, spoke with NPR's Davar Iran Ardalan from Tehran on Friday June 26th. She recites two poems inspired by the protests -- one dedicated to the people of Iran and the other dedicated to Neda Agha-Soltan, the young woman mourned around the world because her death during last Saturday's protests was viewed by millions on the Web and TV.
A Poem for the People of Iran
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