Sholeh Wolpé
Sholeh Wolpé | |
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Wolpé in 2013; photo by Jordan Elgrably | |
| Native name | شعله ولپی |
| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Poet, playwright, librettist, editor, literary translator |
| Alma mater | George Washington University, Northwestern University, Johns Hopkins University |
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Sholeh Wolpé (Persian: شعله ولپی; born 1962) is an Iranian-born American poet, playwright, librettist, and literary translator. She was born in Iran and grew up there until the age of 13. After that she lived in Trinidad and England during her teenage years before settling in the United States. She lives in Spain and California.