Mehran Hashemi
AKA Hush M E


"light needs darkness to shine"

Book Overview

light needs darkness to shine

is a poetry collection, or better said, it’s the seasons, motions, and emotions of living. it’s a journey of love, passion, depression, and healing.

the author lives in iran and hasn’t been able to visit any other country despite how much he would love to travel around the world, but poetry made his wish come true!

with words, he was able to visit his inner world and, in the darkness, find the light. it made him realize how bright his inner light shines.

and now, at this very moment, when you are holding his book in your hands, he hopes to lighten your heart, he hopes you believe that your inner light shines brightly too!

Light5525


"dr ink ing ink"

Book Overview

drinking ink


is a collection of short and micro poems, prose and quotes about love, longing, desires, loss, raw emotions, and inner peace.
the book includes five chapters;

  • sweet juice
  • red wine
  • purple ink
  • dark coffee
  • water

each drink tastes different and leaves different impacts on the reader.
the author hopes the reader enjoys drinking his thoughts!

Drinking Ink by Mehran Hashemi



"caged hope"

Book Overview

caged hope


is a mini poetry collection including short revolutionary pieces against the regime politics of the author’s homeland.


the author is trying to picture the pain and struggle of his people, mostly the women with the art of his poetry.


this collection is thought-provoking and eye-opening and gives you a better view of what truly is happening inside his country.

Caged Hope

The Reviews on "Light Needs Darkness to Shine"

The Reviews on "Drinking Ink"

Mehran Hashemi (مهران هاشمی), also known as "Hush M E" (born December 11, 1993), is a Persian writer, poet, author, editor, and songwriter. He was born in Tehran, Iran. Hashemi began writing poetry in English in 2019. He published his first poetry collection, Light Needs Darkness to Shine, in 2023, his second poetry collection, Drinking Ink, in 2024, and his third book, a mini-poetry collection titled Caged Hope, in 2024. He's also contributed to two anthologies, "My Sad is Sadder than Yours" in 2023 and "Poets, Straight from the Notes App" in 2024. The broken pieces of his soul and the pieces of his poetry are intertwined. He's unable to purchase books from Amazon or any other international online bookstore since they're not available in Iran and he can't have an international bank account due to the political restrictions in the country. " he's an author who's not allowed to have his books "

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