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The Persian and The Poet

Written by: Cameron and Ramak share poems of love and wonder in English and Farsi
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  • Cameron and Ramak share poems of love and wonder in English and Farsi!Who is this 'Persian' and this 'Poet'?Ramak Bamzar is a conceptual photographer studying her Masters in Fine Arts at RMIT. She has always had a love for poetry and she's 'The Persian' of this duo, having moved to Melbourne from Iran 10 years ago. Cameron Semmens is 'The Poet' of this team with 28 years experience on the stage and the page, with 24 books to his name. As well as being relentlessly poetic Cameron also does book design, well-being facilitation and dabbles in fine art. Their websites: www.ramakbamzar.com www.webcameron.com
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Episodes
  • 10... Tonight wonder will flap its wings
    Oct 18 2020

    Poem 1 : Rapid ‘I’ Movement Towards You by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Music: ‘Love her and she will watch over you’ by Luke Pittman.

    Poem 2 : ‘Beyond Presence’ by Sohrab Sepehri; translation into English by Ali Salami. 

    Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com 

    Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com 

    Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com 

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    26 mins
  • 9... Tripping up in the darkness (...is this a good poem?)
    Oct 7 2020

    Poem 1 : ‘The Wind Will Take Us’ by Forough Farrokhzad; translation into English by Daniel Shams. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com 

    Poem 2 : ’Petalled Pillows and Thorny Sheets – Part 2’ by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com 

    Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com 

    Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com 

    Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com 

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    26 mins
  • 8... Beyond the borders of your body... I love you
    Sep 26 2020

    Poem 1 : ’Petalled Pillows and Thorny Sheets – Part 1’ by Cameron Semmens; translation by Ramak Bamzar. Music : Rod Gear.

    Poem 2 : ‘Tryst’ by Ahmad Shamlou; translation into English by Naim Nabili and Frank Lewis. Music : Rod Gear www.rodgearmusic.com 

    Title music : ‘A Warm Welcome’ by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com …

    Podcast produced by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com … 

    Photography and graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com …

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    30 mins

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