One Hundred Nights of Yearning

<p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(10 16 26 1)>One Hundred Nights of Yearning is a collection of poems by Mansour Noorbakhsh composed from the year 2009 onward with the exception of one poem written in 1981. These poems either bear witness to the wounds and outcries of the Iranian people over these years or reflect the poet's contemplations and introspections. Most of these poems are undated as they express a pain that has echoed and repeated throughout all these years.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(10 16 26 1)>Mansour Noorbakhsh is a poet writer and translator creating works in both English and Persian (Farsi) his native language. His writings advocate for freedom human rights and environmental awareness. He believes that dialogue between people across the world is essential for fostering peace and that poetry serves as a powerful medium to amplify the call for human rights. Mansour is the York Region Branch Manager and a Member-at-Large on the Executive of The Ontario Poetry Society. He has also hosted The Contemporary Canadian Poets a weekly Persian radio program (persianradio.net | Telegram: Ottawa Radio). In this program he introduces Canadian poets to Persian-speaking audiences by translating their biographies and poetry into Farsi. Both English readings (by the poets) and Persian readings (by Mansour) are broadcasted fostering cultural exchange between Persian-speaking communities and Canadian literature. Publications Mansour has published several books articles and poems in Persian including: به سراغ من اگر می آیید / زندگی و شعر سهراب سپهری (Life and Poetry of Sohrab Sepehri) Morvarid Tehran 1997. دیدار با فلق / زندگی و شعر منوچهر آتشی (Life and Poetry of Manuchehr Atashi) Jameshenasan Tehran 2024. His works in English include: In Search of Shared Wishes FriesenPress Canada 2017. In Search of Shared Wishes - FriesenPress Till You Recognize Me Mosaic Press Canada 2024. Till You Recognize Me - Mosaic Press Powdery Wings: Stories of Immigration Mosaic Press Canada 2024. Powdery Wings - Mosaic Press Mansour continues to write translate and build bridges between cultures through literature and poetry.</span></p>