Zemm/Zemme

Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi (He/They) is a queer, Iranian born, Toronto-based Poet, Writer and Translator. They were shortlisted for The Ex-Puritan's 2021 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence and 2022’s Arc Poem of the Year award, and they are the winner of the 2021 Vallum Poetry Prize. They are the author of four poetry chapbooks and three translated poetry chapbooks. Their debut poetry collection "Me, You, Then Snow" is out with Gordon Hill Press, and their second book, “WJD” is available in a double volume with the translation of Saeed Tavanaee’s “The OceanDweller,” also from Gordon Hill Press. Their collaborative poetry manuscript with poet Klara Du Plessis is forthcoming with Palimpsest Press Fall 2023.