Sholeh Wolpé is an Iranian-born poet, writer and playwright. About Wolpé ’s latest collection of poems, Keeping Time with Blue Hyacinths, Shelf Awareness Magazine writes, “A gifted Iranian-American poet beautifully explores love and the loss of love, beauty and war and the ghosts of the past.” Wolpé’s modern translation of The Conference of the Birds (W.W. Norton, 2017) by the 12th century Iranian mystic poet, Attar has been hailed by Reza Aslan as a translation that “is sure to be as timeless as the masterpiece itself.” The inaugural 2018 Writer-in-Residence at UCLA, Wolpé is the recipient of the 2014 PEN/Heim, 2013 Midwest Book Award and2010 Lois Roth Persian Translation prize. Wolpé ’s literary work includes five collections of poetry, three plays, four books of translations, and three anthologies. Wolpé ’s writings have been translated into many languages and included in numerous American and international anthologies and journals of poetry and fiction. She has lived in the UK and Trinidadand is presentlybased in Los Angeles. More information: www.sholehwolpe.com