Ali Alizadeh is an award-winning Iranian-born Australian poet. He migrated to Australia after living through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, and is a writer of poetry, criticism and plays. The major themes of his works are history, dissent and the dilemmas of religion and spirituality. He holds a PhD in writing from Deakin University Melbourne, and this is his second book. He is currently living and teaching writing in China.

In its multiple rendering, you can read [eliXir: a story in poetry] as a play, then as a story, then experience it as a poem, at different points and very often simultaneously. Alizadeh does his tale with speed while sucking in our senses with a compelling simplicity that awes with admiration. The pace is varied and the style indicates a craft of narrative economy.

• MonstersI, the MonsterWar NarrativeI Am FilthApostasyYour TerroristHappy ImmigrantThe ClashThe Wind of ShebaA Ghazal by AttarBattlesIn Times of WarThe IncineratorAustraliaFranceThe OpiumThe Next SuperpowerThe TraitorImmigrationThe Honest TruthEmbersRumiThree Quatrains by RumiA Ghazal by RumiBeatenAnnihilationA Ghazal by AttarWriter in PrisonIranEyes in Times of WarAngelus NovusGood Idea?BarflyThe HermitThis ThingGolden Girl by R. ShiriA Ghazal by HafezMy PeopleRetrospectTeeth in Times of War (for 8 October 2001)The Ghosts (from elixir: a story in poetry)ABC (from elixir: a story in poetry)A MemoryPrincessThe FruitingOut of WaterLover's NameYou're the SentinelWindows #3

Ali Alizadeh is an award-winning Iranian-born Australian poet. He migrated to Australia after living through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, and is a writer of poetry, criticism and plays. The major themes of his works are history, dissent and the dilemmas of religion and spirituality. He holds a PhD in writing from Deakin University Melbourne, and this is his second book. He is currently living and teaching writing in China.

In its multiple rendering, you can read [eliXir: a story in poetry] as a play, then as a story, then experience it as a poem, at different points and very often simultaneously. Alizadeh does his tale with speed while sucking in our senses with a compelling simplicity that awes with admiration. The pace is varied and the style indicates a craft of narrative economy.

• MonstersI, the MonsterWar NarrativeI Am FilthApostasyYour TerroristHappy ImmigrantThe ClashThe Wind of ShebaA Ghazal by AttarBattlesIn Times of WarThe IncineratorAustraliaFranceThe OpiumThe Next SuperpowerThe TraitorImmigrationThe Honest TruthEmbersRumiThree Quatrains by RumiA Ghazal by RumiBeatenAnnihilationA Ghazal by AttarWriter in PrisonIranEyes in Times of WarAngelus NovusGood Idea?BarflyThe HermitThis ThingGolden Girl by R. ShiriA Ghazal by HafezMy PeopleRetrospectTeeth in Times of War (for 8 October 2001)The Ghosts (from elixir: a story in poetry)ABC (from elixir: a story in poetry)A MemoryPrincessThe FruitingOut of WaterLover's NameYou're the SentinelWindows #3

Ali Alizadeh is an award-winning Iranian-born Australian poet. He migrated to Australia after living through the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, and is a writer of poetry, criticism and plays. The major themes of his works are history, dissent and the dilemmas of religion and spirituality. He holds a PhD in writing from Deakin University Melbourne, and this is his second book. He is currently living and teaching writing in China.

In its multiple rendering, you can read [eliXir: a story in poetry] as a play, then as a story, then experience it as a poem, at different points and very often simultaneously. Alizadeh does his tale with speed while sucking in our senses with a compelling simplicity that awes with admiration. The pace is varied and the style indicates a craft of narrative economy.

• MonstersI, the MonsterWar NarrativeI Am FilthApostasyYour TerroristHappy ImmigrantThe ClashThe Wind of ShebaA Ghazal by AttarBattlesIn Times of WarThe IncineratorAustraliaFranceThe OpiumThe Next SuperpowerThe TraitorImmigrationThe Honest TruthEmbersRumiThree Quatrains by RumiA Ghazal by RumiBeatenAnnihilationA Ghazal by AttarWriter in PrisonIranEyes in Times of WarAngelus NovusGood Idea?BarflyThe HermitThis ThingGolden Girl by R. ShiriA Ghazal by HafezMy PeopleRetrospectTeeth in Times of War (for 8 October 2001)The Ghosts (from elixir: a story in poetry)ABC (from elixir: a story in poetry)A MemoryPrincessThe FruitingOut of WaterLover's NameYou're the SentinelWindows #3