The Persian and The Poet

Cameron and Ramak share poems of love and wonder in English and Farsi
The Persian and The Poet

Cameron and Ramak share poems and talk art. Who is this ’Persian’ and this ’Poet’? Ramak Bamzar is a conceptual photographer who recently completed her Masters in Fine Arts at RMIT. She has always had a love for poetry and she’s ’The Persian’ of this duo, having moved to Melbourne from Iran 12 years ago. Cameron Semmens is ’The Poet’ of this team with 30 years experience on the stage and the page, with 27 books to his name. As well as being relentlessly poetic Cameron also does book design, well-being facilitation and training to be a professional counsellor. Their websites: www.ramakbamzar.com www.webcameron.com

  1. 15/11/2024

    26... Book Launch + 5 poems + a chat about creative processes

    Join the celebration! Launching Cameron‘s brand-new book:  'A Complete Anthology of My First Kisses + other suites and sequels – a life in poems 1974 to 2024'.  Published by Wattle & Willow Books, Oct 2024.    Champagne is popped!  Poems are shared:  4 from the book and  1 fresh Farsi translation of one of Cameron's poems. Ramak interviews Cameron: Why does this book exist?  Why be so vulnerable in your art?  Why poetry?   Poem 1: 'A poem with late night whiskey on an anniversary' by Cameron Semmens. Music: 'He died for all of us' by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers from the album: Trapped (Original Television Series Soundtrack).   Poem 2. 'A poem with a hint of champagne on a wedding day' by Cameron Semmens. Music: 'I remember everything' by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers from the album: Trapped (Original Television Series Soundtrack).   Poem 3.  'Jewel of The Mythic Hollows' by Cameron Semmens. Music: 'Aether' by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the album: Without Sinking   Poem 4. The Farsi translation of 'Jewel of The Mythic Hollows':  جواهرِ دره‌های اسطوره‌ای Translation by Ramak Bamzar with assistance from ChatGPT A Music: 'Aether' by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the album: Without Sinking   Poem 5.  'Jewel of Unknown Value Found in The Pocket of an Op-shop Suitcase' by Cameron Semmens. Music: 'Aether' by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the album: Without Sinking   Theme music:  'Dastgahe Homayun, Pt 2' from the album ‘Iran – Masters of Traditional Music, Vol. 1 (Persian Music)’.   Additional music, beneath or between conversation: 'A Warm Welcome' by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com 'He died for all of us' by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers from the album: Trapped (Original Television Series Soundtrack). 'I remember everything' by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers from the album: Trapped (Original Television Series Soundtrack). 'Aether' by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the album: Without Sinking.   Production and editing by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com  Graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com  For all things ‘The Persian and The Poet’, go to :  https://www.facebook.com/thepersianandthepoet  or https://www.instagram.com/the_persian_and_the_poet/

    28 min
  2. 23... Say Her Name – a poem for Mahsa Amini by Cameron Semmens

    29/10/2022

    23... Say Her Name – a poem for Mahsa Amini by Cameron Semmens

    23... Say Her Name – poem by Cameron Semmens A poem calling for justice and freedom in Iran, written in response to the the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the 'morality police'. Poem : 'Say Her Name' written by Cameron Semmens, September 2022. Spoken by Cameron Semmens and Ramak Bamzar. Music : 'Lovely Bones' by Natalie Jeffreys. https://www.facebook.com/natalie.jeffreys Production and editing by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com  Graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com  For all things ‘The Persian and The Poet’, go to :  https://www.facebook.com/thepersianandthepoet  or https://www.instagram.com/the_persian_and_the_poet/   Say Her Name                               hair in wind free of scarf men in power crush the flower stick to skull skull to wall girl on floor blood in brain                       say her name              say her name   rose on grave fire online slap from hand rose in cheek  fire in eyes fire in street thorn in heart youth abloom rose in hand  rise for change                      say her name              say her name   tear in eye blur of lies tear on tongue taste of fear salt in wound sting of hate stink of rot taste the truth hint of spice hot on tongue                       say her name              say her name   fist in air hair in wind knife to curls hair a flag truth a flame girls ablaze death a spark birth of new scarf on fire burn the ties burn the lies                          say her name              say her name   Mahsa Amini             Mahsa Amini             Mahsa Amini Mahsa Amini             Mahsa Amini             Mahsa Amini Mahsa Amini             Mahsa Amini             Mahsa Amini

    3 min

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Cameron and Ramak share poems and talk art. Who is this ’Persian’ and this ’Poet’? Ramak Bamzar is a conceptual photographer who recently completed her Masters in Fine Arts at RMIT. She has always had a love for poetry and she’s ’The Persian’ of this duo, having moved to Melbourne from Iran 12 years ago. Cameron Semmens is ’The Poet’ of this team with 30 years experience on the stage and the page, with 27 books to his name. As well as being relentlessly poetic Cameron also does book design, well-being facilitation and training to be a professional counsellor. Their websites: www.ramakbamzar.com www.webcameron.com

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