Persian Poetry. To Baron von Hammer Purgstall, who died in Vienna during the last year, we owe our best knowledge of the Persians. He has translated into German, besides the “ Divan ” of Hafiz ...

Parvin Etesami was a prominent figure in Iranian literature and poetry who, based on her adherence to traditional literature, ...

Sher-e sepid (literally, white verse), removed all limitations from Persian poetry. It made the role of systematic rhyming obsolete and relied on redefining poetic modes and creating new ...

Before teaching Persian at the University, Michelle Quay, visiting lecturer in language studies, spent several years working on a Persian poetry group at the University of Cambridge alongside Annabel ...

We have regularly been reviewing Dr. Shadab Ahmed’s diverse and contrasting books. Dr. Shadab Ahmed is an Oral & ...

Poetry is very important in Iranian culture. The American side of the group doesn’t imitate Persian music — they listen to us and then create their own parts.

The works of 14th century Persian poet Hafez are iconic in Iran. Poet and scholar Dick Davis has spent years bringing the medieval writer’s words to the West. Jeffrey Brown talks to Davis about ...

Any conversation with another person might lead to a recitation of a poem from the 13th or 14th century, Omoumi said. Persian musicians have long been an honored part of the Muslim world.

Nowhere in the world is poetry more highly valued than in Iran, so it is not surprising that the singing of poetry is central to Persian musical culture. Furthermore, the values of music and dance are ...

There will be an opening reception Friday for "Sowing Words." In addition to the visual art on display, Dr. Meg Scott Copses, professor of poetry and composition at the College of Charleston and ...

The choice of lines from Persian poetry of all things could give us a cue as to how Biden wishes to frame the U.S. relationship with Iran amidst these ongoing dynamics, whether with cautious hope ...

Persian poetry draws its main spirit from Hebrew and early Christian sources, though through the channel of Muhammedanism ; and we may say that it rises above or falls below the classical ...