the legacy of ferdowsi Abu l-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi (c.940-1020) was a Persian poet and the author of the immortal epic of Shahnameh (“book of kings”) which is the world’s longest epic poem created by a single poet.It is the national epic of Iran. Ferdowsi is celebrated as the most [...]
Hafez The Great Shirazi Poet Persian lyric poet Hafiz grew up in Shiraz. Very little is known about his life, but it is thought that he may have memorized the Qur’an after hearing his father recite passages. When his father died, he left school to work at a bakery and [...]
Saadi Shirazi was a Persian poet and prose writer from the city of Shiraz in the 13th century. Saadi was one of the greatest poets of the classical literary tradition. He was known as “Master of Speech” among Persian scholars and recognized for the depth of his social and moral [...]
Persian Poetry is an abiding cultural treasure with timeless relevance and popularity. The Persian language, Farsi, is considered to be a language made for poetry. The rise to prominence dates back thousands of years to the 10th century but was inspired by themes emerging centuries earlier. Prominent Japanese Iranologist Emiko [...]
The Poetry of Rumi is a prolific collection of inspirational poetry written by the Persian mystic and dervish, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, more popularly known simply as Rumi, has been a source of joy and introspection for loyal followers since the early days of the 13th century Born in 1207 [...]
May 18 is observed as National Khayyam Day. Born on May 18, 1048 in Nishapur, 2019 marks Khayyam's 971st birthday. Omar Khayyam was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet in the 11th and 12th centuries notable for his contributions to geometry and designing the Jalali calendar. As a poet, Khayyam [...]
In a dedication to brain injury survivors on the condition of lonliness, Emelia Clarke reads "My Brilliant Image" a poem by the ancient Persian poet, Hafez Emilia Clarke is founder of SameYou, a charity campaigning for equal access to brain injury recovery. Emilia Clarke [...]
Described as one of the great voices of all times, the melody emperor of Iran, the greatest living maestro of Persian classical music and the voice of Iran, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, the Iranian singer, poet, calligraphist and humanitarian, passed away at 80 years old in Tehran after a 15 year battle [...]
