Kaveh L. Afrasiabi, Ph.D. has studied political science and theology and is the author of more than 35 books, both scholarly and fiction, including 7 poetry books — on the pandemic, Ukraine war, 9/11 tragedy, Iran’s heroic women, law and (in) justice, love, peace, and Hello Palestine (https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Palestine-Poems-Peace-Holy/dp/B0CNTC8R91).. Kaveh’s feminist novel, Shiraz Diaries & Jallad, has been praised by NYU Professor Chelkowski as one of the most imaginative literary works on post-revolutionary Iran. (https://www.amazon.com/Shiraz-Diaries-Jallad-Novel-Contemporary/dp/B09QP3K9B6/). He is also the author several plays including one on the young Andy Warhol. Kaveh’s writings have appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including The UN Chronicle, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Guardian (London), Berlin’s daily newspapers, and Harvard Theological Review, among others. Kaveh studied with the radical historian Howard Zinn and shares Howard’s knack for anti-war activism and radical critique of power. He has been banned from the First Parish of Concord for praying for Palestinians.
Sample Poem: Decry Injustice to Palestinians

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