- vAzhé was established in 1995 by a group of Iranian writers, poets, dramatists and artists,
- who had set their minds against any form of oppression and were eagerly looking for new forms of expression.
- The first public gathering of vAzhé was held in a small restaurant and young poets and writers presented their works. After a short pause vAzhé moved to U of T as a regular monthly gathering place.
- since then organizers of vAzhé have been able to bring in both young as well as established authors.
- English speaking Canadian authors such as Anne Ireland, Catherine Govier, Sandra Martin and Fraser Sutherland have performed for our audience that usually exceeds 200 in each monthly gathering.
- vAzhé has a close affinity with Pen Canada's objectives and has hosted authors and journalists such as Faraj Sarkoohi, Ebrahim Nabavi, Mohammad MohamdAli and many more.
- vAzhé has successfully launched newly published books of its members.
- vAzhé
in Persian
means 'word'
and is from the same root
as voice
in Indo-European languages.
vAzhé is our voice!
Logo & posters designed for vAzhé by:
Bahram Bahrami © Athra 1997