Haleh Liza Gafori

Haleh Liza Gafori is an Iranian American translator, performance artist, poet, and musician born in New York City. Her work has been published by Harvard Review, The Brooklyn Rail, Columbia University Press, and others. A recipient of a MacDowell fellowship and an NYSCA grant, she presents the poetry of Rumi at universities and institutions, including Stanford University, Lincoln Center, and the Academy of American Poets. Her first collection of Rumi translations, Gold, is also published by NYRB Classics.