Parisa Tofangsaz

Parisa Tofangsaz is an Iranian writer, architect, and artistic researcher based in Istanbul. The author of three poetry books and numerous song lyrics, she is currently developing a collection of short stories. Her writing moves between poetry and prose, blending lyrical language with stark psychological detail and moments of quiet surrealism. Educated in architectural conservation, Tofangsaz’s interdisciplinary background deeply shapes her fiction. In her work, physical spaces, domestic interiors, and urban memory often function as extensions of emotional states. Drawing on her travels across Asia and Europe, she explores womanhood, repression, migration, inherited silence, and the fragile tension between tenderness and violence. Alongside her literary practice, she has worked in architectural supervision and conceptual art. Influenced by Persian literary traditions and contemporary world literature, her voice combines intimacy, fragmentation, and sensory imagery.