Kazem Haideri is an Iranian poet who lives in Italy. His poetry is evocative and often sparse, and he has greatly enriched Italian literature. His work, which was recognised by the famous Eugenio Montale International Poetry Prize, often looks at the loneliness and spiritual searching that come with being forced to leave your home country. Haideri’s poems mix traditional Persian poetry with modern European styles. This creates a thoughtful look at what it means to belong to a group or feel like you don’t belong. While his poetry is not always clearly about migration, it often expresses the feelings that many migrants have, such as nostalgia, loss and the search for home. His success in Italy shows that art by migrants can change a society’s literary landscape by crossing cultural boundaries.
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