Prompts of the Heart - Paperback

by Manijeh Khorshidi (Author)

All poems included in this poetry collection reveal an impressive inventiveness of ideas and mental power of the poet. The great significance of these poems for all readers is due to neat phrasing and verbal condensation. We find here an immense diversity of poetic thought that will surely attract readers of all tastes and temperament.

Bio
Manijeh was born and raised in a Baha'i family in Tehran, Iran. She received her DDS from Tehran University, followed by a specialty in Pediatric Dentistry from the same University.

In 1979, because of the systematic and unrelenting persecution of the Baha'is in Iran by the Islamic revolution, she left Iran while she was in her twenties.

Settling in Europe first and living in London and Ireland for two years eventually took her to the United States of America.
There it was where she pursued her education and profession. After two years studying Dental Material at Marquette University, she started to practice children's dentistry for twenty-eight years. Also, she was the supervising dentist at Waukesha Technical College, WI, for sixteen years.

She lives with her husband, Robert Malouf, a published poet, in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Her passion in life, along with millions of people, is to work for the 'Oneness of Humanity, ' the cardinal principle in the Baha'i Faith.

She hopes her 'humble words evoke reflection and raise awareness of the nobility of the soul.' She and her husband offer a weekly gathering open to all seeking hearts for meaningful and uplifting conversation.

Some of her writings have appeared on reedsy.com and Medium.com.