Houshang Ebtehaj [b. 1928]
Ebtehaj, Houshang (Rasht, 25 Feb. 1928-.), alias H. E. Sayeh. Modernist poet and famous ghazal-writer of contemporary Iran, songwriter and musician, andscholar in the field […]
October
Obituary: Prof. Akbar Alemi [1945-2020]
Dr Akbar Alami, Iranian university professor, TV presenter, film critic, and director died of the coronavirus on Tuesday, October 13, at the age of 77. […]
The Legend Leaves Us: Shajarian, RIP!
“The body of Avaz lost the soul,” wrote Kayhan Kalhor today, announcing the passing of legendary master vocalist Mohammadreza Shajarian (1940 – 2020) after almost […]
Qeysar Aminpour (1959-2007)
AKA Kaiser Aminpour Bio Brief Qeysar [aka Kaiser] Aminpour was one of the most outstanding, and perhaps the most popular, Post-revolutionary poets of Iran whose […]
Angah: A Magazine for Archiving Public Spheres of Culture, Art in Iran
The following conversation is made between Parsagon’s editor-at-large Azadeh Ghahvie and Arash Tanhai, graphic designer and founder of Angah – an archival-conceptual magazine that documents aspects […]
Sohrab’s Way – by Martin Turner
Graduated in psychology from the University of Exceter, Martin V. Turner (1948 – 2009) an educational psychologist, poet and translator. As a translator of a […]
Kadkani, a Gem of Khorasan
There are not many literary scholars in the history of Persian literature who are also great poets; neither are there many poets who made it […]
Goli Taraghi [b. 1939]
The first chapter of Goli Taraghi’s Two Worlds, “The First Day,” begins with the narrator finding herself stunned and silent at a psychiatric hospital, stuck […]
Mohammad Reza Ale Ebrahim [b. 1951]
Mohammad Reza Ale Ebrahim was born on 24 October 1951 in one of the poor districts of Estahban, Fars province. His passion for teaching made […]