Join the celebration! Launching Cameron‘s brand-new book:  'A Complete Anthology of My First Kisses + other suites and sequels – a life in poems 1974 to 2024'.  Published by Wattle & Willow Books, Oct 2024.    Champagne is popped!  Poems are shared:  4 from the book and  1 fresh Farsi translation of one of Cameron's poems. Ramak interviews Cameron: Why does this book exist?  Why be so vulnerable in your art?  Why poetry?   Poem 1: 'A poem with late night whiskey on an anniversary' by Cameron Semmens. Music: 'He died for all of us' by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers from the album: Trapped (Original Television Series Soundtrack).   Poem 2. 'A poem with a hint of champagne on a wedding day' by Cameron Semmens. Music: 'I remember everything' by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers from the album: Trapped (Original Television Series Soundtrack).   Poem 3.  'Jewel of The Mythic Hollows' by Cameron Semmens. Music: 'Aether' by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the album: Without Sinking   Poem 4. The Farsi translation of 'Jewel of The Mythic Hollows':  جواهرِ دره‌های اسطوره‌ای Translation by Ramak Bamzar with assistance from ChatGPT A Music: 'Aether' by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the album: Without Sinking   Poem 5.  'Jewel of Unknown Value Found in The Pocket of an Op-shop Suitcase' by Cameron Semmens. Music: 'Aether' by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the album: Without Sinking   Theme music:  'Dastgahe Homayun, Pt 2' from the album ‘Iran – Masters of Traditional Music, Vol. 1 (Persian Music)’.   Additional music, beneath or between conversation: 'A Warm Welcome' by Jared Haschek: jaredhaschek.com 'He died for all of us' by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers from the album: Trapped (Original Television Series Soundtrack). 'I remember everything' by Hildur Guðnadóttir & Rutger Hoedemaekers from the album: Trapped (Original Television Series Soundtrack). 'Aether' by Hildur Guðnadóttir from the album: Without Sinking.   Production and editing by Cameron Semmens : www.webcameron.com  Graphic design by Ramak Bamzar : www.ramakbamzar.com  For all things ‘The Persian and The Poet’, go to :  https://www.facebook.com/thepersianandthepoet  or https://www.instagram.com/the_persian_and_the_poet/