Iranian Poets
 
Mo'ayyeri
Mohammad Hassan Rahi Mo'ayyeri, whose pen name was Rahi, contemporary composer of lyrics, is a very popular poet. He was born in 1909. He used to work for the Ministry of Interior. As an artist he had a taste for music and painting. Using the pen name of Shah-e Parioon and Zaghcheh, in order to complain from the social problems and to criticize the circumstances he composed humorous poems for magazines. He was influenced by the traditional poetry and as quite evident in his poetry fully impressed by Hafiz, Mowlavi, and Saadi in particular. As he was very fond of the latter he composed his work as fluently and simply as him. That is why some of his poems are so similar to those of Saadi and Mowlavi. However, his style is distinguished from the above poets by the new simile and interpretations he introduces. He had a tendency toward romance in his poems. The fine and gentle Indian Style particularly that of Sa'eb Tabrizi's has clearly impressed the poet. Rahi spent most of his times inside his private library, the books of which he later donated to the National Assembly Library. He also composed some couplets "mathnavi" that include Creation of Woman, Shakhak Shamdani, The Heart Treasure and Enemy and Friend. His couplets reveal his creativity and talent. He died in 1968.
Etessami (1906-1941)
Parvin Etessami who was one of the notable contemporary poets. Born in Tabriz in 1906 She was urged to go on with composing poems by Malk0 Sho'ara Bahar. She got married in 1934 and had to move to Kermanshah. But got divorced after only two months and returned to his home in Tehran. The bitter experience of divorce inspired her to compose tragic poems about being kind to children and the poor. Her father taught her literature. She died at the age of 35. Her poems are mostly focusing on ethics and social values. Emotions are expressed in a unique way in her poetry. Her words are sincere and sensational. Her most famous poem is called "The Drunk and the Sober". He followed the "Iraqi Style" in her poetry. Most of her poems are in the form of debate. She died from typhoid fever in 1941 at the age of 35.
Moshiri
Freydoun Moshiri, was born in 1926 in Tehran. He spent some time in Mashahd. He also studied Persian Literature in Tehran University, but dropped out to work for Ministry of Telecommunications. His talent for poetry was revealed at the age of 18, when he had his first poems printed in magazines. His first collection of poems was "Not Found" or " Longing for Storm". His other books included The Cloud, Believe the Spring Season, Flying with the Sun, The Pearl of Love and Sin of the Sea. Another book written by Moshiri is a selective quotations of Abu-Said Abol-Kheyr, named "To Look in one Direction and Equally". [Some lines missing] He died in 2000 of cancer.