ie ▁collect s ▁her ▁po ems ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁which ▁she ▁self - publish es . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁gets ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁a ▁poetry ▁festival ▁in ▁Sh ira z , ▁Iran . ▁ ▁Though ▁Gl oria ▁is ▁ad am antly ▁opposed ▁to ▁Ros ie ▁going ▁to ▁Iran , ▁she ▁eventually ▁rel ents ▁after ▁seeing ▁Ros ie ' s ▁determ ination . ▁ ▁Her ▁grand par ents ▁pack ▁a ▁black ▁ch ador ▁for ▁Ros ie ▁to ▁wear ▁in ▁Iran , ▁though ▁Ros ie ▁soon ▁finds ▁many ▁festival ▁guests ▁are ▁confused ▁by ▁her ▁appearance ▁as ▁Ros ie ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁dev out ▁Muslim ▁and ▁women ▁in ▁Iran ▁are ▁not ▁required ▁by ▁law ▁to ▁wear ▁ch adors . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁po ets , ▁Ros ie ▁meets ▁at ▁the ▁festival ▁are ▁festival ▁cultural ▁amb assador ▁Me hr n az , ▁Chinese ▁poet ▁Di ▁Di , ▁and ▁German ▁poet ▁Diet mar . ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁competition ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁festival , ▁Ros ie ▁performs ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁po ems ▁by ▁singing ▁it , ▁but ▁is ▁scored ▁poor ly ▁by ▁the ▁jud ges ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁una ware ▁that ▁a ▁woman ▁singing ▁in ▁public ▁is ▁considered ▁provoc ative ▁in ▁Iran . ▁ ▁Me hr n az ▁remains ▁support ive , ▁later ▁on ▁bringing ▁Ros ie ▁to ▁the ▁tomb ▁of ▁famous ▁Sh ira z ▁poet ▁Ha fe z ▁for ▁insp iration . ▁ ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Diet mar ▁is ▁rel ent lessly ▁dis d ain ful ▁of ▁Ros ie ' s ▁po etic ▁style