Madeh Piryonesi

Madeh Piryonesi (Kurdish: مادیح پیریۆنسی) (born in 1991)[1] is a Kurdish-Canadian poet, writer, translator and engineer. He is known for his Kurdish literary works, including his literary translation projects (such as translation of Emily Dickinson's poetry)[1], as well as his award-winning research in civil engineering.[2] He is currently a professor at Toronto Metropolitan University.[3]

Life

Madeh Piryonesi was born in the Kurdish town of Mariwan at the Iranian-Iraqi border.[4] He completed his undergraduate and Master's degree in University of Tehran[3][5] and, at the age of 25, immigrated to Canada to do a PhD at the University of Toronto.[3] He earned his PhD from University of Toronto and started working as a professor at the Toronto Metropolitan University. .

Career

Piryonesi is primarily known for his literary translation especially those from and to Kurdish language.[6][7] In addition to his translations, his own poetry and short stories have been published in Kurdistan,[8][9] Iran[10][11][12] and Canada.[13] In addition to his books, he has published numerous works in Kurdish, English and Persian magazines.[14][15]

Engineering Career

Piryonesi is an engineer by training. His research in civil engineering has been repeatedly recognized and rewarded in Canada and the US. He is particularly know for his contribution to infrastructure asset management and construction management. His research in civil engineering has won numerous awards and has been recognized by different academic and industrial bodies. He is a recipient of Moselhi Award award, a CSCE award given every two year to a paper that has advanced the construction research in North America.[2][16]

Awards

  • ASCE-FHWA LTPP Data Analysis Contest Award[17][18]
  • Moselhi Best Paper award[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Sienkiewicz, Alexandra. "CBC News: Why a civil engineer is translating Emily Dickinson into Kurdish". Archived from the original on January 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Quantifying the climate crisis: how changes could impact road maintenance". The Varsity. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Department of Civil Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, S. Madeh Piryonesi". Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  4. ^ "Student translates literature into Kurdish to celebrate native language". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  5. ^ "Madeh Piryonesi". Durham College. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  6. ^ "| University of Toronto". www.utoronto.ca. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  7. ^ "Arabic Rudaw, Sharik Ali". www.rudawarabia.net. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  8. ^ "Peyam bi wêje digihîje armancê". YeniOzgurPolitika.com (in Turkish). 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  9. ^ "نووسەران". mangpub.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  10. ^ "Dana: Young Kurdistani author who has changed the face of world literature [in Persian]".
  11. ^ "چشیدن مزه میوه ممنوعه در بازار نشر". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  12. ^ "انتشار چند کتاب شعر، داستان و زبان‌شناسی". www.isna.ir. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  13. ^ "«مزه میوه ممنوعه» در بازار کتاب". روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in Persian). 2025-08-14. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  14. ^ میدیا, گوڵان. "ژمارەی نوێی گۆڤاری رامان لە بازاڕە". گوڵان مێدیا (in Somali). Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  15. ^ "مادح پیریونسی دانشجوی دکترای مهندسی ، ترجمه کتاب امیلی دیکنسون به کردی – ایرکا نیوز IrCa News". www.irca.news (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  16. ^ "The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering honours Osama Moselhi's 40+ years of contributions | News - Concordia University". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  17. ^ "The road less travelled". The Varsity. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  18. ^ "Winners of 2016-17 LTPP Contest Announced | ASCE". www.asce.org. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  19. ^ "CNAM Awards". Canadian Network of Asset Managers. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  20. ^ "CNAM Webinar: Data Analytics in Road Asset Management". Canadian Network of Asset Managers. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
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