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AfghanWire is pleased to present the first complete translation of Nadia Anjuman's first volume of poetry - Smoke-Veined Flower.

Nadia Anjuman (1980-2005) lived her entire life in Herat and was beginning to receive international acclaim when her life was cut short in December 2005. Just months before, she published Gul-e Dudi ('Smoke-Veined Flower') in Herat. She was due to publish a second volume of poetry at the time of her death. Ahmed Said Haqiqi, president of the Literary Circle of Herat, founded in 1920, said that Nadia "was becoming a great Persian poet."

AfghanWire hopes to continue its translations of Afghan women's poetry, beginning with Nadia's second volume of poetry. We hope it can act as a cultural complement to our research and media monitoring at AfghanWire.com and further open the diversity and richness of Afghanistan to a wider audience.

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