Blog Latest Posts Apr 22, 2025
Beyond Poetry: An Introduction to Classical Persian Prose
While Persian poetry often takes center stage in discussions of Iran’s literary heritage, classical Persian …
Blog Latest Posts Apr 22, 2025
The Constitutional Revolution (Early 20th C.): Persian Lite…
At the turn of the 20th century, Iran stood at a crossroads: centuries‑old traditions met the tides of modernity, and t…
Blog Latest Posts Apr 22, 2025
Literary Flourishing Under Turmoil: Persian Poetry During t…
The centuries following the mid‑13th century Mongol invasions were among the most turbulent in Iranian history—ye…
Blog Latest Posts Apr 22, 2025
From Oral Tales to Written Epics: The Roots of Persian Lite…
Long before ink met paper in the courts of Shiraz and Herat, the land we now know as Iran thrummed with storytellers&md…
Blog Latest Posts Apr 22, 2025
Sadegh Hedayat and The Blind Owl: Introducing Persian Moder…
Sadegh Hedayat’s The Blind Owl (Boof-e koor), first published in 1937, stands as the watershed moment when P…
Blog Latest Posts Apr 22, 2025
Parvin Eʿtesami: A Pioneering Female Voice in 20th‑Century …
As one of the earliest—and certainly the most celebrated—female poets in modern Iran, Parvin Eʿtesami …
Blog Latest Posts Apr 22, 2025
Jami: The Last Great Classical Poet of Persia
In the panorama of Persian literature, few figures stand as tall—or as gracefully—as Nur ad‑Dīn Abd ar…
Blog Latest Posts Apr 22, 2025
Sanai: The Pioneer of Mystical Persian Poetry Before Rumi
Long before Rumi’s soaring verses filled the courts and khanqahs of medieval Persia, another poet quietly forged …
Blog Latest Posts Apr 22, 2025
Rudaki: The “Father of Persian Poetry” and the Samanid Rena…
In the milieu of 9th‑ and 10th‑century Greater Iran, a cultural flowering known as the Samanid Renaissance laid th…
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7 ‘nice’ things people say that are low-key passive aggress…
Sometimes, the most hurtful comments don’t come packaged in blatant insults—they’re all wrapped up in a smile and a dos…
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Escaping a toxic relationship can feel like breaking free from heavy chains. But once you’re out, how do you rebu…
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