Awarding of the Franco Léo International Poetry Prize to an Afghan Female Poet.
Shamim Forotan, a poet from Afghanistan, was selected as one of the winners in the 17th edition of the Franco Léo International Poetry Prize.
The festival ended yesterday – Saturday, May 19 – in the city of Grottammare, Italy, and Shamim Forotan won its literary award for writing a poem in Italian.
Shamim Forotan, a young ghazal poet from Afghanistan, took refuge in Italy after the collapse of the republic in the summer of 1400 and has been living in this country since then.
Ms. Forotan began her professional path to entering the poetry space from the “University Poetry Workshop” in Kabul in 2017, and over time, noticeable progress has been seen in her work.
Shahpour Nayebzadeh
Awarding of the Franco Léo International Poetry Prize to an Afghan Female Poet.
