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Sohrab Sepehri (1928-1980) is considered one of twentieth-century Iran's greatest poets, credited with modernizing Iranian poetry. Born in Kashan, he was also a painter.

David Grayson lives in Oakland, and writes poetry and essays.

Salim Madjd is an Iranian-American award-winning photographer who also dabbles in creative writing.

(The Farsi original of "The Better One" appears in
Sohrab Sepehri, Eight Books, Teheran: Tehoory Publishing, 2000).