Fereydoon Moshiri
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Fereydoon Moshiri was one of the prominent contemporary Persian
poets who versified in both modern and classic styles of the Persian poem. He is best known as conciliator of classical Persian poetry at one side with the New Poetry initiated by Nima Yushij at the other side. One of the major contributions of Moshiri's poetry is the broadening of the social and geographical scope of modern Persian literature
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where his father held administrative posts.
With the outbreak of the World War II
the family moved to Tehran and the young Moshiri continued his education at Dar ol-Fonoon
and then in Adib High School. Throughout these years his first poems appeared in progressive journals such as Iran-e-Ma. This was the beginning of a career in literary journalism that continued for more than thirty years. In 1946 Moshiri joined the Iranian Department of Telecommunication where he served till retirement. In 1954 Moshiri married Eghbal Akhavan, then an art student at Tehran University. Their daughter and son, Bahar and Babak, became architects.
Later works which were published under the titles "Abr-o-Koocheh" (The Cloud and The Alley, 1962), and "Bahar Ra Bavar Kon" (Believe The Spring, 1967) embraced a wide variety of universal concepts ranging from humanistic considerations to social justice. A selection of his poems has been translated into English entitled 'With All my Tears' by Ismail Salami.
Some his other published works are as follows:
and renal failure
for five years and died in "Tehran Clinic" hospital on October 24, 2000.
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
poets who versified in both modern and classic styles of the Persian poem. He is best known as conciliator of classical Persian poetry at one side with the New Poetry initiated by Nima Yushij at the other side. One of the major contributions of Moshiri's poetry is the broadening of the social and geographical scope of modern Persian literature
Persian literature
Persian literature spans two-and-a-half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources have been within historical Persia including present-day Iran as well as regions of Central Asia where the Persian language has historically been the national language...
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Biography
Fereydoon Moshiri was born in Tehran to a family known for their legacy of poetry. His school years were divided between Tehran and MashhadMashhad
Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...
where his father held administrative posts.
With the outbreak of the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the family moved to Tehran and the young Moshiri continued his education at Dar ol-Fonoon
Dar ol-Fonoon
Dar al-Funun , established in 1851, was the first modern institution of higher learning in Persia.-Introduction:Founded by Amir Kabir, then the royal vizier to Nasereddin Shah, the Shah of Iran, Dar al-Funun originally was conceived as a polytechnic to train upper-class Persian youth in Medicine,...
and then in Adib High School. Throughout these years his first poems appeared in progressive journals such as Iran-e-Ma. This was the beginning of a career in literary journalism that continued for more than thirty years. In 1946 Moshiri joined the Iranian Department of Telecommunication where he served till retirement. In 1954 Moshiri married Eghbal Akhavan, then an art student at Tehran University. Their daughter and son, Bahar and Babak, became architects.
Works
Moshiri's first volume of poetry titled Teshne-ye Toofan (Thirsty for the Storm) was published in 1955. His lyrical poems were widely received and left an impact on a generation of younger poets. Through the later years, Moshiri continued to exercise a major influence on development of modern poetry in Iran.Later works which were published under the titles "Abr-o-Koocheh" (The Cloud and The Alley, 1962), and "Bahar Ra Bavar Kon" (Believe The Spring, 1967) embraced a wide variety of universal concepts ranging from humanistic considerations to social justice. A selection of his poems has been translated into English entitled 'With All my Tears' by Ismail Salami.
Some his other published works are as follows:
- 1957, Gonah-e Darya (The Sin of the Sea),
- 1958, Nayafteh (Undiscovered),
- 1960, Abr (The Cloud),
- 1970, Parvaz Ba Khorshid (Flying With the Sun),
- 1978, Bahar ra Bavar Kon (Believe the Spring),
- 1988, Ah Baran (Oh, the Rain),
- 2001, Ta Sobh-e Tabnak-e Ahura'ii (Until the Bright of Ahuric Dawn)
Last years
Moshiri had been suffering from leukemiaLeukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
and renal failure
Renal failure
Renal failure or kidney failure describes a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter toxins and waste products from the blood...
for five years and died in "Tehran Clinic" hospital on October 24, 2000.
External links
- Fereydoon Moshiri at Iran Chamber Society
- Fereydoon Moshiri's life
- Kooche by Darya Dadvar
- Koucheh (Alley), a poem written and read by Fereydoon Moshiri, YouTube (4 min 6 sec).
Text: Koucheh.