I am Neda
30 Jul 2009 13:568 Comments
I Am Neda
Leave the Basiji bullet in my heart,
fall to prayer in my blood,
and hush, father
-- I am not dead.
More light than mass,
I flood through you,
breathe with your eyes,
stand in your shoes, on the rooftops,
in the streets, march with you
in the cities and villages of our country
shouting through you, with you.
I am Neda -- thunder on your tongue.
-- Sholeh Wolpe
Sholeh Wolpe is an Iranian-American poet residing in Los Angeles. This poem has been translated into Malayalam, Persian, Spanish, Russian and French. Sholeh is the author of Rooftops of Tehran, The Scar Saloon, and Sin--Selected Poems of Forugh Farrokhzad.
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Thank you from Philadelphia, USA. this is beautiful and inspiring for freedom fighters everywhere.
alexandra pushaw / July 30, 2009 10:06 AMStop Killing
Many People asked us, who we are?
We are not belong to MEK, Pahlevi and communist organisations.
We are only agianst chamenei's clan and thiers groundless violence, killing and arrest.
We believe in Mir Hossein Mosavi and support his policy.
all the People can come to us and fight with us against the sway of chamenei's dictator.
we appeal to Basiji's troops, don't shot to the Rallies People.
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Whoever else dose shot us, we do shot them back...
boycott Siemens and Nokia, and save the Lives of your sisters and Brothers...
Army18Tir
Army18Tir / July 30, 2009 10:41 AMThank you, Sholeh Wolpe, for creating such a stirring, powerful tribute to Neda.
I pray that it helps many find their hearts, never give up and persist until the people of Iran have their country back.
I will never forget Neda.
Nor will I forget Mahmoud "Landslide" Ahmadinejad and what his accomplices have done.
FreeLion/Wiz / July 30, 2009 11:43 AMthanks for information...
best regard from Indonesian
wish the best for Iran people...
Jaja / July 30, 2009 2:32 PMNeda is the voice of freedom which will not be stopped by a bullet.
john conville / July 30, 2009 5:32 PMThis poem sent goosebumps through my body and is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
Kathy Rae / July 30, 2009 7:04 PMBreaks my heart.
Paymon / August 1, 2009 1:36 AMThank you PBS for your coverage. I wish Iranian people could get more support. They are tired of the current government but they don't have any weapons other than their own blood. The government controls everything (the media, newspapers, magazines, etc). They are crying for help. God bless them.
Grace / November 19, 2009 4:39 AMSarah