Mahmoud Mosharraf Azad Tehrani
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Mahmoud Moshref Azad Tehrani (Tehran
, December 9, 1934 – Tehran
, January 19, 2006) was a contemporary Persian
poet with M. Azad(م. آزاد) as his pen name. Some of his poems have been sung by Iranian singers. Gol-e Bagh-e Ashenaii (literally the flower of acquaintance garden) is one of his most famous poems.
Many of his poems are used in Persian literature
books in schools in Iran
.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, December 9, 1934 – Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, January 19, 2006) was a contemporary Persian
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...
poet with M. Azad(م. آزاد) as his pen name. Some of his poems have been sung by Iranian singers. Gol-e Bagh-e Ashenaii (literally the flower of acquaintance garden) is one of his most famous poems.
Poem collections
M. Azad has four collections of poems: Diar-e Shab (The land of night), Aaineh ha Tohist (The mirrors are empty), Ghasideh-ye Boland-e Baad, (The long ode of wind) and, Ba Man Toloo Kon (Rise with me) and a collection of poems, with the title of Gole Baaghe Aashnaai, published in year 2000, comprising 482 pieces from above books and 108 new pieces.Other works
In addition to poet cycles, he wrote about 50 books for sub-teens and teenagers. Following is a list of some of M. Azad publications:- Carl Sandburg, poems (in collaboration with Ahmad Karimi-HakkakAhmad Karimi-HakkakAhmad Karimi-Hakkak is a Persian literary figure and Iranist.Ahmad Karimi Hakkak was Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Washington for nineteen years. He is currently a professor and founding director of the Roshan Center for Persian Studies in the School of...
) - Bob Dylan, songs, Translation from English (in collaboration with Saeed Parsian)
- Joan Baez, songs, Translation from English (in collaboration with Mani Salehi)
- Bob Marley, songs, Translation from English (in collaboration with Saeed Parsian)
- Life with Picasso, Francoise Jilot, Translated by Alireza Gran Nazar, Edited by M. Azad
- Parishadokht-e Sher (The princess of poem), life and poems of Forough FarrokhzadForough FarrokhzadForugh Farrokhzād was an Iranian poet and film director. Forugh Farrokhzad is arguably one of Iran's most influential female poets of the twentieth century...
- The tree of life, a collection of Rumi's poems re-written in plain PersianPersian languagePersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
for young Iranians - Afsaneh-ye Shahan va Pahlevanan, (The myth of kings and heroes). (The whole series of Afsaneh-ye Shahan va Pahlavanan were completed by Mr. Moshref Azad before his life ended. The first volume was published when Azad was alive and the rest of the series to be published in near future.)
Many of his poems are used in 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...
books in schools in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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