Sholeh Wolpé (Persian: شعله ولپی; born 1962) is an Iranian-born American poet, playwright, librettist, and literary translator.

[9][10][11][non-primary source needed] The Poetry Foundation has written that “Wolpé’s concise, unflinching, and often wry free verse explores violence, culture, and gender.

So many of Wolpé’s poems deal with the violent situation in the Middle East, yet she is ready to bravely and playfully refuse to let death be too proud.”[12] Wolpe's literary translations have garnered several prestigious awards and established her as a celebrated re-creator of Persian poetry.

[23] The judges wrote that they “found themselves experiencing Forugh’s Persian poems with new eyes.”[24] Wolpé has continued writing and publishing collections of her own poetry, as well as anthologies and translations.

[30][non-primary source needed] Wolpé's sole translation from English to Persian is Walt Whitman’s "Song of Myself" (آواز خويشتن) which was commissioned by the University of Iowa International Program.

[36][37][38] Wolpé continued her work with composers such as Aida Shirazi (Language of Loss)[39][40][non-primary source needed] and Saunder Choi (Song of Exile)[citation needed], as well as providing lyrics for Jazz: Effervescence for Grammy nominated San Gabriel 7’s third jazz album, Lost My Heart, featuring Australian vocalist Ingrid James.

It was lauded by The Mary Sue journal as "One of 8 Beautiful, Contemporary Novels Written in Verse That Make Poetry Accessible.

Composer: Huba de Graaf, Netherlands [41] 2022 —The Getty Villa Museum — THE SEVEN VALLEYS, an original commissioned musical drama utilizing text from Attar’s The Conference of the Birds.