Poems for Iran

Featuring Golnoosh Nour, Sana Nassari, Leilah King & Kasra Bordbar. Curated & hosted by Mana Misaghi

An evening of poetry and performance in solidarity with Iranian people. All proceeds from ticket sales go to those affected by the massacre in January and the current war in Iran.

Mana Misaghi is a London-based Iranian poet, translator and researcher based in London. They hold an MA in Gender, Media and Culture from Goldsmiths, University of London and a BA in English Literature from Allameh Tabataba’i University in Tehran. They have translated two young adult novels from English to Farsi, published in Iran by Porteghaal Publication. Their poems have been published by Ink Sweat & Tears and the Broken Spine, with an upcoming poem by Queerlings. They also facilitate creative writing workshops, the most recent of which held in collaboration with the London Migration Film Festival.

Golnoosh Nour is an Iranian writer, lecturer, and tarot reader. She’s the author of The Ministry of Guidance, Rocksong, and Impure Thoughts. She’s currently working on her novella Kitsune and her poetry collection Impossible Muses.

Sana Nassari is a British-Iranian poet, writer, translator, and art historian based in London. She is the author of the short story collection These Two Roses (Exiled Writers Ink, 2020) and the poetry collections O Delilah—which won second prize at the Journalists Poetry Award—and Departure (Morvarid, Iran). She has translated works by Karen Joy Fowler, Marek Hłasko, and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Sana has been featured in The Observer and is guest editor of Writers Mosaic’s upcoming edition on Iranian women’s voices. She holds an M.A. in Art History from SOAS, University of London, and has contributed regularly to Writers Mosaic since 2021, specialising in art and literature reviews.

Leilah King is a half-Iranian queer poet. Author of Midnight Picnics in Tehran (Burning Eye Books 2019), We are Hungry for Androgyny (Polari Press 2023). Her poem “Intimacy” was highly commended by the Forwards Prizes in 2025. Her upcoming collection Your Body Bleeds Zereshk is out in 2027 (Polari Press). Leilah lives in West London with her partner and their cat and works for a mental health charity.

Kasra Bordbar is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist and writer. In recent years, his research and writing have focused on performance, media, and philosophy. His artistic practice centres on the body, approaching it as both subject and surface.

Dates & times

Accessibility

If you are attending an event and need the College to help with any mobility requirements you may have, please contact the event organiser in advance to ensure we can accommodate your needs.