Tahmasbi Khorasani wins the third edition of the Roissy-en-Brie Poetry Prize
On 26 October 2026, poet, author, and researcher Tahmasbi Khorasani won the third edition of the Roissy-en-Brie Poetry Prize for Refugees for his collection of poems in Persian, Two Drunken Actors at Odds (دو مستِ بازیگرِ برهم). The Prize was awarded by PEN Català. Khorasani is the current ICORN resident in Stavanger.
You can learn more about Tahmasbi Khorasani here.
The Roissy-en-Brie Poetry Prize is dedicated to raising the profile of writers who have been forced to leave their countries and regions of origin because of persecution. Its mission is to preserve and promote the languages and voices through which these writers express themselves.
This year, the jury praised Tahmasbi Khorasani for the ‘richness of the cultural and mythological references and his ability to weave them into a thoroughly contemporary poetic discourse’.
Learn more about the prize, the jury, and previous laureates here.
