Persian poetry

Italian Roddi Prize goes to Iranian poet Abdolmalekian

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian poet Garous Abdolmalekian has been awarded at Roddi Prize held in Turin, Italian media outlets reported.
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Acclaimed Iranian poet Ahmadreza Ahmadi dies at 83

Tehran, IRNA – Renowned Iranian poet, author, and painter Ahmad-Reza Ahmadi has passed away at the age of 83, according to the managing director of the Veteran Artists Institute Abbas Azimi.
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Scholar dubs Nezami an element of unity between Iran, cultural peers

Tehran, IRNA – Chairman of Iran’s Association of Cultural Works and Elites has described Nezami Ganjavi, the 12th century Persian poet, as a common chapter in cultural ties between Iran, neighbors and Farsi-speaking countries.
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Khayyam’s quatrains comforter of soldiers’ pains in world wars

Mashhad, IRNA – When European soldiers were facing severe psychological stresses during the two world wars, they read quatrains of renowned Iranian Poet Omar Khayyam to find comfort in the harsh situation of conflicts, an Iranian thinker said.
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Culture min. says today’s world in need of Saadi’s humane messages

Shiraz, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Cultural and Islamic Guidance said that today’s world is in need of humane worldview, thoughts, teachings and messages of the 13th century Persian poet Saadi of Shiraz.
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Iranian, Indian poets jointly commemorate Iranian poet Faez Dashti

Tehran, IRNA – A commemoration ceremony for 19th century Iranian Poet Faez Dashti was held in Bushehr, Iran, on Saturday, attended by Iranian and Indian poets.
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Nezami saw Iran as beating heart of world: Author

Tehran, IRNA – Shokre-Khoda Goodarzi, an Iranian author, director, and actor, dismissed claims that Nezami Ganjavi does not belong to Iran, saying that the poet saw Iran as the beating heart of the world.
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No poet made teachings as universal as Rumi: Literature expert

Tehran, IRNA – Afshin Ala, Iranian poet and author, said that Rumi attracted audience from other religions and civilizations because he highlighted thinking in Islam.
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National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature held in Pakistan

Islamabad, IRNA -- Iran’s National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature and death anniversary of great Persian poet Shahriar were observed in Pakistani cities of Quetta and Lahore.
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About Simin Behbahani, contemporary Iranian poet

Tehran, IRNA – Simin Behbahani is a renowned Iranian poet whose poetry is characterized by criticism of the discrimination against women as well as addressing different dimensions of life and people’s agonies. This gave her a particular position in contemporary Iranian literature.
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Tomb of Ferdowsi in northeastern Iran

Tomb of great Iranian epic poet Hakim Abolqassem Ferdowsi, the writer of the influential Persian epic of Shahnameh, is located in the historical city of Tous in the suburb of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, Northeastern Iran. Mashad, Iran. May 15, 2021. IRNA/Mohsen Bakhshandeh.
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