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Dr. Fatemeh Shams, also known as Shahrzad F. Shams, is a contemporary Persian poet, literary scholar and translator. Currently, she teaches Persian literature at the University of Pennsylvania. She is known for her poems and writings on political and socio-literary issues in Iran.Shams taught Persian literature and language at Oxford University, Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, and School of Oriental and African Studies in London, UK.Shams's poems have been translated into English, German, Arabic and Kurdish. Her first book, the collection, "88," was published in 2013. Her second collection, "writing in the Mist in London," was published in 2015. Her third collection, "When They Broke Down the Door," was published in 2016. Her non-fiction book, "A Revolution in Rhyme: Poetic Co-Option Under Islamic Republic," was published in 2021.Shams received her B.A. in Sociology from Tehran University and her Ph.D. in Oriental Studies from Oxford University.