Kamand was born in Tehran, raised in Dubai and Toronto, and resides in Wales. The historical novel she wrote for her master’s programme in London was shortlisted for the Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD) literary award. She is currently a Creative Writing doctoral candidate working on her second novel.
Her poetry book, The Eternal Dance, was published in March 2018.
I haven't written you a poem in years it seems.
How can it be my fault
when the words to describe you have not yet been created?
When the alphabet lacks the very letters?
...
Even when I write about this swan
and that orchid,
I write about you.
Every word
...
What is this love
that makes me see beauty,
and makes every beautiful thing
bring you back to me?
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Everything I have become,
everything I will ever accomplish
cannot compare to my most
impressive feat:
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