Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan
(1925, Nodooshan – 2022, Toronto) Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan, eminent Iranian scholar, translator, poet, literary critic and professor of law and Persian literature at the University […]
Annual
Write and Fear Not: Three Poems
what good is a map of the whole worldthe maps i love are those you dream uplined with boundaries rivers subways houses& a tiny map […]
Profile: Shams Langeroodi
Javaheri Gillani, Mohammad-Taghi (Langerood, 17 Nov. 1950 – ) (alias Shams Langeroodi).Contemporary Iranian poet, author, university lecturer, literary historian, researcher and actor. He was born […]
Abolhassan Najafi Translation Award
First published: January 28, 2019 | Edit and update: February 2022 Renowned Iranian writer and translator Abolhassan Najafi was born in Najaf of Iraq to […]
Colossal
96 years ago on December 12, 1925, a son was born into circumstances that were less than inspiring to him. He wasn’t dealt the advantages of a cultured home or a stirring education.
Beyond the Ellipses: Poems by Emran Salahi
A towering figure in modern Persian satire, Emran Salahi (1947–2006) was an equally adept writer of serious Persian poetry, which he composed in various forms, […]
That Cosy Corner on the Left
When I close the house door, I sit there at the doorstep and tighten the shoelaces. I modestly and calmly pass the houses and shops […]
The Afshar Literary Awards
The Afshar Literary Awards was founded in 1989 by Dr Mahmoud Afshar Yazdi Charitable Trust to commemorate the most eminent poets, writers, scholars and researchers […]
Farewell, Dr Jalal Sattari [1931-2021]
Renowned Iranian mythologist, writer and translator Jalal Sattari passes away, aged 90. Born in 1931 in the northern Iranian city Rasht, Sattari obtained a PhD […]
Dr Mehdi Forough [1911-2008]
Mehdi Forough, a renowned professor of Dramatic Literature in Iran and the founder of the College of Dramatic Arts, established in 1964 and dissolved in […]