Flying Without Wings

Throughout the history of Iranian literature, many poets and writers have reflected the concerns of the people and the social conditions of their time in their works. By writing, they supported the people of their land and criticized social inequalities. Qeysar Aminpour is among those poets who, throughout his life, paid deep attention to the poor and responded to injustices in his writings. Flying Without Wings is a collection of eleven pieces of literary prose that, through humor, poetic insight, and allegorical expression, examines various social issues. In this book, poetry and prose are interwoven, making it a distinctive and unique work. In Flying Without Wings, the poet analyzes class differences and describes their consequences. Aminpour was a poet who always carried the sorrow of the deprived with a gentle smile on his face. Through this collection, he expresses the concerns that constantly occupied his mind and captured his attention. He uses this work to voice his dissatisfaction with social and economic insecurity.

In this book, we read his intimate, personal reflections on the society of his time. Flying Without Wings is composed of eleven pieces, including: “Flying Without Wings,” “Books Are Like People,” “People Are Like Books,” “Life on the Margins,” “Fair Distribution,” “God in Our Neighborhood,” “Like Village Alleys,” “Like City Roads,” “A Song for Purity,” “Before the Sun Rises,” and “The Green Light Is On.”