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Five Poems by Bijan Elahi

December 1, 2019 parsagon 0

Bijan Elahi (July 7, 1945 – Dec 1, 2010) was a modernist poet and a prolific translator of T.S. Eliot, Arthur Rimbaud, Henri Michaux, Friedrich […]

Qeysar Aminpour (1959-2007)

October 31, 2019 Shahraz Savaji 0

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 […]

Vartan: a poem by Ahmad Shamlou

December 12, 2017 Mohammad Rajabpour 1

Today is Ahmad Shamlou’s 92nd birthday, a blessed occasion to read one of his finest poems: “Vartan didn’t Say a Word” is a political poem […]

Simin: Versifier of a Nation’s Sentiments & Sorrows

August 19, 2016 Farzaneh Doosti 0

For more than a half-century, the arena of contemporary Persian literature has been graced with the luminous presence of two Simins: Simin Daneshvar and Simin […]

Postmortem Taste of Cherry: Abbas Kiarostami Deceased

July 14, 2016 Farzaneh Doosti 0

Abbas Kiarostami, the award-winning Iranian director whose 1997 film Taste of Cherry was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival, died aged 76, following […]

Kadkani, a Gem of Khorasan

October 16, 2015 Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri 0

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 […]

Bloom, Rahmani, and the Aestheticization of Bitterness

June 30, 2015 Leili Adibfar 0

A Profile on Nosrat Rahmani (1929-2000) The most challenging task in writing on Nosrat Rahmani’s poetry is to render the uniqueness of his poetical compositions […]

Bijan Najdi [1941-1997]

February 15, 2015 Erfan Mojib 0

Bijan Najdi (15 November 1941 in Khash, Iran – 25 August 1997 in Lahijan, Iran) was an Iranian short story writer and poet best known […]

Sholeh Wolpe’s Top Sevens

October 7, 2014 parsagon 0

The Parsagon Review’s October guest is a literary mediator between two cultures with her translations especially of contemporary Iranian poetry and prose. Sholeh Wolpé is […]

Mehdi Navid Recommends

June 7, 2014 parsagon 0

Born in 1981 in Kermanshah and brought up in Tehran, Mehdi Navid is a writer, translator and editor best known for his translations of Beckett […]

Birth of Bahram: a memorial

On January 8, 1936, Bahram Sadeqi (Sadeghi) was born in Najaf-Abad. Son of an illiterate man who was in love with books and stories, Bahram […]
30 Jan 2015

1. Renowned translator Keikavus Jahandari dies Iranian translator Keikavus Jahandari, famous for his translations from German of works like Hermann Hesse ‘s “Steppenwolf” passed away […]
20 Jan 2015

Moshfeq Kashani Dies While Performing His Last Poem The Iranian poet Moshfeq Kashani, who is considered one of the restorers of Persian classical poetry, passed […]
10 Jan 2015

1. The New Generation of Persian Writers: Website launched January is the month of beginnings and a project that sets its beginning in January enjoys […]
All Faces of Forough: an Iconographic Report

79 years after her birth, an exhibition was held in Tehran in January 2014 to present the portraits of Forough made by a number of veteran and emerging artists…
An Occasion for Commemorating the Composer of Shahnameh

The first day of month Bahman (January 19-21) is officially known as the birthday of Hakim Abul-Qasem Ferdawsi Tousi, born in Khorasan in a village near Tous in 940 CE.
Aref Qazvini: Poet, Lyricist, Constitutionalist

Today (January 21) is marked by the death of a highly praised Constitutionalist poet. Abolqassem Aref Qazvini (1882- 1934) was an Iranian poet, lyricist, and […]
Mohammad Ghazi

January 14 is marked by the demise of a prolific translator many of whose translations are still unrivaled and stay on the pinnacles of Persian […]
Tribute to the Sugarist of Persian Language

Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, the founder of the European-style Persian short-story genre, was born in Isfahan into a middle-class family. The date of his birth is […]

Peyman Esmaeili’s Favorite Books

Peyman Esmaeili was born in 1977 in Tehran. He studied electronics engineering at Iran University of Science & Technology, meanwhile he was a member of […]
Elli Dehnavi Recommends

Born in 1980 in Mashhad, Elli Dehnavi is a writer, editor, and literary translator who also does academic research on Middle Eastern cinema and literature. […]
Natasha Moharramzadeh’s Top Reads

Natasha Moharramzadeh was born in 1979 in the northern city of Lahijan. She holds an MA degree in Art Research from the Art University of […]
Top 2014 Literary Translations From Persian

The year just passed was not that fruitful in the number of Persian literary works translated into English; the list hardly exceeds ten. In terms […]
Aida Runs over Behnam Naseh’s Bookshelves

Born in 1973 in Rasht, Behnam Naseh is a published writer, editor, and journalist. His debut novel Irandokht was the praiseworthy winner of the 16th […]
In the Library of Payman Fiuzat

Born in 1981 in Tehran, Payman Fiuzat started his studies as an electronics student at Azad University but then changed his major to English translation a while later, […]
Sholeh Wolpe’s Top Sevens

The Parsagon Review’s October guest is a literary mediator between two cultures with her translations especially of contemporary Iranian poetry and prose. Sholeh Wolpé is […]
Hamed Esmaeilion Recommends

Hamed Esmaeilion, born in 1977 in Kermanshah, should be categorized among the new post-war generation of novelists in Iran who have a real and tangible […]
Illustrator Morteza Zahedi’s Favorite Fiction

Renowned painter, illustrator and sculptor Morteza Zahedi was born in 1978 in Rasht, Iran. Zahedi graduated in painting in 1995 and ever since then has held […]
Mehdi Navid Recommends

Born in 1981 in Kermanshah and brought up in Tehran, Mehdi Navid is a writer, translator and editor best known for his translations of Beckett […]
Dr Behzad Ghaderi’s Top Sevens

Born in 1953 in the South-Eastern city of Zahedan, Behzad Ghaderi should be regarded as the cavalier of Drama Studies in Iran. A peerless translator, […]
The Top Seven Books of Belgheis Soleimani

Writer and literary critic Belgheis Soleimani was born in April 1963 in a rural area near Kerman. She started her literary career as a researcher […]
Mohsen Ghane Basiri’s Top 7s

Mohsen Ghane Basiri (b. 1949) is the editor-in-chief of Modiriat (Management) Monthly Journal. He is a prolific Iranian theorist and epistemologist. Ghane Basiri is the […]
7 Popular Iranian Children’s Books: Editors Pick

Since 1967, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated on April 2, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, to inspire the love of reading […]
Ale Ebrahim Recommends

Mohammadreza Ale-Ebrahim, our February 2014 featured writer, was born in Estahban in 1951 and holds a double B.A. in Training Sciences (management and planning) and […]
The Top Sevens in the Library of Robab Moheb

Born in 1953 in the Southeastern city of Ahvaz, Iran, Robab Moheb studied sociology at the University of Tehran and, after immigration to Sweden in […]
Curator Ali Bakhtiari Recommends

Of the youngest prolific Iranian curators, Ali Bakhtiari was born in 1985, Tehran. He started his career as a curator in 2008 with a retrospective of Faramarz Pilaram at Gallery 66 in Tehran.
Reza Sarraf Recommends

Born in 1975 in Tehran, Gholamreza Sarraf holds a BA in Dramatic Literature and an MA in Cinema from Art University of Tehran. “Out of […]
The Goethe Medal Winner Recommends

Born in 1947 in Damavand, Sayyed-Mahmoud Hosseinizad is a dramatist, short story writer and one of the world-known literary translators of Iran who received the […]
The Marbels Man Recommends

Short story writer and literary critic, Amirhosein Yazdanbod was born in 1977 in Tehran and studied physics and philosophy, two fields of science that have […]