Persian Poets
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Society & Culture
Iran marks National Day of renowned poet Attar of Nishapur
In contemporary Iran, April 14 is designated as Attar’s National Day in the Persian calendar to mark the contribution his…
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Harmony of spring and poetry: Nowruz in Persian poems
While Nowruz marks the renewal of life and the rebirth of nature, poetry has long been a profound vessel for…
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Aref Qazvini; Patriotic poet and musician of Iran
Aref was born in Qacvin, where he studied Persian language and grammar and also some music. His father Molla Hadi…
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Iran pays tribute to savior of Persian Language
Every Iranian owes his language to the great poet, renowned not only in Iran but worldwide for Shahnameh, the longest…
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Saadi Shirazi, Renowned Iranian medieval poet
Iran has been the land of literature for centuries. Saadi Shirazi is one of the Iranian poets with international fame.…
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Parvin Etesami; noble poetess of Persian literature
Born in Tabriz in 1907, Rakhshandeh Etesami, better known as Parvin Etesami, moved to Tehran with her family early in…
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Hafez Shirazi flag bearer of Persian poetry, mysticism
Born in Iran’s Shiraz in the early 14th century, Hafez is one of the classical masters of Persian poetry. Hafez received a…
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Iran marks National Day of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was born on 18 May 1048 in Nishapur, in northeastern Iran, and spent most of his life near…
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Iran marks National Day of Saadi Shirazi; Master of Speech
Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi, known by his pen-name Saadi, was one of the major Persian poets of the…
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Iran marks National Day of Iranian poet Attar of Nishapur
Abu Hamid bin Abu Bakr Ibrahim, also known as Farid ud-Din was born in the city of Nishpur (Neyshabur) located…
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