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Porochista Khakpour

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author | 5th book: Tehrangeles @pantheonbooks (2024) | contrib editor @evergreenreview | Iranian | she/her | agent Susan Golomb | IG pchza | www.porochistakhakpour | porochista@gmail.com

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Tomorrow, Brooklyn, join us at 7pm at Books Are Magic to talk all things Sinead O’Connor!

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21.07.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a pretty crazy situation. It is a strong example of what happens when someone has become marginalised to the point at which the law kind of ceases to recognise them. This allows abusers to get away with incredible things.

14.07.2025 19:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How do we occupy our bodies, what do we do with them, how do we feel in them? Explore this and more in our popular "Writing the Body" course w @margosteines.bsky.social, @christinajcooke.bsky.social, @porochista.bsky.social, @sarahmanguso.bsky.social, & Krys Malcolm Belc. buff.ly/JOxfnwQ

08.07.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Interview with Sahar Delijani Evergreen Review

β€œEvery Iranian fought so courageously and so persistently to stop war, to end dictatorship through their own struggle, their own resistance, their own words. Now it all feels lost.”

Up now: Sahar Delijani interviewed by Evergreen editor @porochista.bsky.social. evergreenreview.com/read/an-inte...

01.07.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! ✨

30.05.2025 22:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What an honor to be on the longlist for the 2025 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award! The prize for me is simply being among these outstanding writers & books! Dream company!

THANK YOU to the readers & judges & @pantheonbooks.bsky.social πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’•πŸ˜‡πŸŒΈβœ¨ marktwainhouse.org/american-voi...

30.05.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Write About the Body β€” Off Assignment A literary space for the candid tales behind official stories.

@margosteines.bsky.social is back w/ her incredible Masters' Series course "Writing the Body"! Learn all about the talented, multi-genre guest authors Margo's invitedβ€” @christinajcooke.bsky.social , @porochista.bsky.social , Sarah Manguso, & Krys Malcom Belcβ€”and register here:

22.05.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was rain AND shine at this year’s LA Times #FestivalofBooks. Always love wandering & seeing panels (w/the likes of @scalzi.com, @wilwheaton.net and @porochista.bsky.social). It reinvigorates a love for writing because the love people have for doing it & reading it is palpable. #booksky #bookfest

27.04.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My first piece for @esquire is here & it is an investigative feature I have worked on since 2013: on Forrest Fenn & his infamous treasure hunt! You can listen to the audio on @AppleNews as well apple.news/AThA6FkARRLW...

09.05.2025 23:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Writing the Body" w @margosteines.bsky.social is back! What skills, craft tools, literary instincts, and embodied practices can writers use to support our body work? Learn allt his and more w @christinajcooke.bsky.social, @porochista.bsky.social, Sarah Manguso, & Krys Malcom Belc: buff.ly/JOxfnwQ

26.04.2025 16:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow! @lidiamiles.bsky.social & I together againπŸ’•

16.04.2025 01:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dubai chocolate at Shakeshack

07.04.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.04.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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05.04.2025 23:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Register for @lidiamiles.bsky.social & I on Zoom via Brooklyn Rail! ✨

05.04.2025 23:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Does anyone know of any brokers used to artists & freelancers? Or any apts opening up in June here in NYC?

03.04.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Iranian American Rom-Com That Breaks the Mold Mariam Rahmani’s debut novel is both charmingly familiar and totally unpredictable.

Today I have a book review in @theatlantic ! Mariam Rahmani’s LIQUID: A LOVE STORY (@algonquinbooks ). It is one of the best Iranian-American novels I have read in ages! www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

26.03.2025 15:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No

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LA!

26.03.2025 02:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wanderlust Persian gaz ice cream!

26.03.2025 02:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AWP week is here! I have three events #awp2025

24.03.2025 15:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Craft Seminar: Poetry for Prose Writers with Porochista Khakpour β€” The Shipman Agency 2 Sessions: Saturday + Sunday, March 22 + 23 2:00-4:00pm ET Porochista Khakpour Porochista Khakpour is the author of five critically acclaimed books (three novels, a memoir, and an essay collect...

Final hours to sign up! We have a great group & we are diving deep into all kinds of gems by poets like Ada Limon, Alex Dimitrov, Russell Edson, Ross Gay, Victoria Chang, Nicole Sealey, Fanny Howe, & more! www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/poet...

21.03.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This weekend! We still have room! Online! πŸ’•

$150.00
2 Sessions: Saturday + Sunday, March 22 + 23
2:00-4:00pm ET

Please shareπŸ˜‡

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20.03.2025 23:21 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nowruz mobarak 🌸

20.03.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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18.03.2025 00:35 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Need a NYC apt end of May or around that! Pet-friendly please! Let me know thx πŸ€žπŸ½πŸ’•

13.03.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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13.03.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OA fave @margosteines.bsky.social is bringing back her popular Writing the Body course w 4 new guests @sarahmanguso.bsky.social , Krys Malcolm Belc, @porochista.bsky.social , & @christinajcooke.bsky.social to help deepen your engagement w body writing of all forms. Sign up: buff.ly/x7277kr

13.03.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Persians β€” Sanam Mahloudji’s moving, madcap saga of women in exile A relentlessly entertaining exploration of Iranian-American immigrant life, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction

My first book review for @financialtimes.com is out! On Sanam Mahloudji’s THE PERSIANS www.ft.com/content/4c62...

11.03.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/poet...

10.03.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0