Omar khayyam, but knew almost nothing of current poetry. Jul 28, 2000 with the death of ahmad shamlu, at the age of 74, iran has not only lost its greatest contemporary poet but also its most potent symbol of intellectual conscience againt tyranny and repression. Shamlous first experience in filmmaking was in 1959 when he made a documentary about the climate and the people of sistanbaluchestan province in the southeast of iran. He introduced him self and said his name was roque dalton, a salvadoran poet. Nonetheless, he believes that during the third period, there are various literary trends due to the. While critics in general view shamlus poetry as a mirror reflecting the stages of modernist persian poetics from nima yushij 18951960 onward, reza baraheni. Jun 30, 2019 ahmad was the second child and the only son in a family of six children. He claimed he was a descendant of an outlaw, and he turned me into a writer and a poet. It looks like we dont have any quotes for this title yet. But he has not mentioned or discussed the third period of his division which includes poets like ahmad shamlou, mehdi akhavansales, frough farrokhzad and sohrab sepehri. In this blind alley by ahmad shamlu 24 jul 2010 21. Mar 02, don e araam translated by ahmad shamlu is published.
His initial poetry was influenced by and in the tradition of nima youshij. Shamlou s poetry is complex, yet his imagery, which contributes significantly to the intensity of his poems, is simple. I love you at the time, the flames of wrongburned the flower of your lips, my frozen eyes, tied to the locked gate. Jan, new set of of shamlu cds such as bagh ayneh, and qoqnus dar baran and some.
Ahmad shamlou was born to haydar shamlou and kowkab araqi on december 12, 1925 in tehran to an army family. Contemporary persian and classical persian are the same language, but writers since 1900 are classified as contemporary. The spanish poet, federico garcia lorca, the african american poet langston hughes, the french thinker and writer. Cant you hear the sound of our sham,u chains clinking hey, look you fairies.
Critics have written, and write, volumes on shamlus poetry so i. In the barren expanse of his imagination he conversed with his mistress and wine living in an imaginary world he was a captive held by a beloveds f. At age 29, following the fall of prime minister mohammad mosaddeqshamlou was arrested for being a member of the communist tudeh party of iran and imprisoned for more than one year. Shamlou s poetry is complex, yet his imagery which contributes significantly to the intensity of his poems is simple. Ahmad shamlou was born to haydar shamlou and kowkab araqi on december 12, 1925 in rasht to an army family. May 08, 2019 ahmad shamlou, also known under his pen name, alef bamdad, is among the following are 9 poems by ahmad shamlou and their english translations by. Ahmad shamlou was born on december 12, 1925, in tehran to a family that was to move around iran because of the duties of his father, who was an army officer.
Ahmad shamlou december 12, july 23, was an iranian poet, writer, and. Translated from the persian by arthur lane and firoozeh papanmatin, and including an introduction and critical work by papanmatin. Contemporary poet, writer and journalist, ahmad shamloo was a humanist and socially minded intellectual. Ahmad shamlou december 12, 1925 july 24, 2000 was a persian poet, writer, and journalist. Ahmad shamlous poetic vision accords with both western modernist concepts and the modern transformation of classical persian poetry.
Mar 02, 2004 don e araam translated by ahmad shamlu is published. This poem was written shortly after the 1979 revolution. The three poems that follow depict a moment of transition in the course of topical poetry in contemporary iran. Poems of iranian poet, ahmad shamlou the dark song, translated to english by fanous bahadrvand upon the plum beaus back ground. New set of of shamlu cds such as bagh ayneh, and qoqnus dar baran and some books have been added to the book store. The darksome swamp, rose lightly from sleep and with the useless and stagnant lullaby of the sea again sank into a dreamless sleep if possible, verify the text with references provided in the. Ahmad shamloo december 12, 1925july 24, 2000 is an iranian poet, author, journalist, researcher, translator and lexicographer. Shamlous poetry is complex, yet his imagery, which contributes significantly to the intensity of his poems, is simple.
The tenants of a rundown building on the outskirts of tehran with no legal heir face major housing problems to deal with. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or lowquality. A complete set of shamloo s poemsread ahmad shamloo s sweet poems in a beautiful iranianstyle decorated environmentfeatures. Ahmad shamlou ahmad shamlou 19252000 is recognized as one of irans greatest modern poets, writing in the new mode of expression pioneered by nima yushij. His father haydar was born in kabul, afghanistan and during his childhood he moved to tehran with family.
The translation is from the original language persian into english. Vartan didnt say a word is a political poem by ahmad shamlou that underwent censorship because of being addressed to a political prisoner who was allegedly tortured to death by savak the intelligence and security agency of imperial iran. Like many children who grow up in army families, he received his. He is widely known for bringing white poem to persian also. Mar 05, 2002, the children poems section has been added. He wrote short stories, novels, plays, essays and poems.
Shamlou s poetry is complex, yet his imagery, which contributes poema to the intensity of his poems, is simple. Ahmad shamlou was born to haydar shamlou and kowkab araqi on december 12, 1925, in rasht to an army family. The tree, the dagger and a memory 1965, constitute a distinct period in shamlus poetry. Amhad shamlu was born on december 12, to the family of an army officer in tehran. Ahmad was the second child and the only son in a family of six children. Shamlou is partially a product of politics, although talented he was not an exceptional poet of hafez or saadi caliber. Shamloos poetry is complex, yet his imagery, which contributes significantly to the intensity of his poems, is simple. In 1938 shamlou left high school to enrol in the technical college of tehran.
He taught persian literature at tehran university in life and poetry of ahmad shamlou. Ahmad shamlou quotes author of literature from the axis of evil. Master poet of liberty a documentary about the most important modern iranian poet and intellectual icon. You must hide love in the closet in this crooked deadend, in the twisting cold they stoke fires with the kindling of anthems and poems to think is a danger dont. Ahmad shamlu 19252000 is among the most celebrated literary figures ofcontemporary iranian literature. Today is ahmad shamlou s 92nd birthday, a blessed occasion to read one of his finest poems. It is still too early to pass judgment on either the pathfinder nima yushij or the settler ahmad shamlu. Due to political unrest and oppression in iran, ayda and shamlu left iran temporarily in 1977.
The separatists arrest him and his father for a short time. In most of his poems, shamlou uses and profits of repetition principle for creation of linguistic music and of harmony. December 12, 1925 july 23, 2000 was an iranian poet, writer, and journalist of azerbaijani ethnicity. Jan, 2004, new set of of shamlu cds such as bagh ayneh, and qoqnus dar baran and some books have been. As the base, he uses the traditional imagery familiar to his iranian audience through the works of persian. His main persona in this period is, to a great extent, jesus, and to a lesser one, moses. Ahmad shamlou, poet and translator of surrealist poets, had been considerably influenced by aragons work. December 12, 1925 july 24, 2000 was a persian poet, writer, and journalist. Born into a military family, he spent an itinerant youth being transferred from one remote town to another, with schooling left unfinished. An impassioned reader of aragon, shamlou adopted the aragonian style in his poems, to. The dark song, translated to english by fanous bahadrvand. Therefore he received his primary education from the schools around iran. Pdf in this dead end poem by ahmad shamlu, translated. Shamlou is known for employing the style and words of the everyman.
Don e araam translated by ahmad shamlu is published. He taught persian literature at tehran university in the poems debuted at this event appear in a voluminous book edited by shamlou. His initial poetr y was influenced by and in the tradition of nima youshij. Ahmad shamlou december 12, 1925 july 24, 2000 persian. Ahmad shamlous collaboration in the cinema and the media. Ahmad shamlou simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Apr 25, 2019 ahmad shamlou, also known under his pen name, alef bamdad, is among the following are 9 poems by ahmad shamlou and their english translations by.
Shamlo u was arguably the most influential poe t of modern iran. The poems of this collection, dating from the spring of 1961, along with the poems of the next collection, ayda. Publication date 20200205 usage public domain mark 1. A lacanian reading of the poem of on chilliness inside by. He became editorinchief of khushe in the first and second volumes of the book of alley went to print. Shamloo was arguably the most influential poet of modern iran. Tdqs in this blind alley final standards institute. Shamlou is also famous for many of his love poems, and also his tribute to forough farrokhzad, to say the least. His third wife 1964, however, proved to be very different. Her name, ayda, appears in many of his later poems. There is no doubt, however, that at the end both will be recognized as founders of modern persian poetry sheri now, each contributing to a different aspect of the nascent form. The rebel poet in search of an audience leonardo p.
Bamdad december 12, 1925 july 24, 2000 was a persian poet, writer, and journalist. Investigating on shamloos poems from social prespectives. The poems presented here, capture shamlus unique depictions of love. Upon the plum beaus back ground of morning the rider is standing silent and perturbs his horses long mane in the wind. Download as docx, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. Apr 02, 2019 the poems debuted at this event appear in a voluminous book edited by shamlou.
A new collection of his poems, the garden of mirrors, whmad released in there was a special gathering in toronto of iranian writers and critics to discuss shamlou s contribution to persian poetry. Jul 01, 2019 ahmad shamlu pdf don e araam translated by ahmad shamlu is published. Prolixity in ahmad shamlous poetry international research. In the manner of many children who grow up in families with military parents, he received his early education in various towns, including khash and zahedan in the. Born in 1925 in tehran he has published more than seventy books and has won numerous awards. Jul 24, 2010 in this blind alley by ahmad shamlu 24 jul 2010 21. Fresh air was the greatest event in our poetryafter hafez. Alishan ahmad shamlu is the primary, most prolific and most popular engage persian poet of postmosaddeq iran. Shamlou was arguably the most influential poet of modern iran. Manifesto, was published in there was a special gathering in toronto of iranian writers and critics to discuss shamlou s contribution to persian poetry. Shamlou is arguably the most influential poet of modern iran.
At one time, persian was a common cultural language of much of the nonarabic islamic world. Hed been in a meet ing of male poets and they noticed me go by. Ahmad shamloo for android free download and software. Media in category ahmad shamlou the following 16 files. Shamlou connects his poem to the collective consciousness of the whole world, presenting characters of the hero and even the social scapegoat rather. Today is ahmad shamlous 92nd birthday, a blessed occasion to read one of his finest poems. His fame is due to his creativity in persian contemporary poetry especially a kind of free verse known in persian as sepid persian poetry literary meaning white or shamlooian poetry.
She became an incredibly instrumental figure in shamlus life and remained with him until his death in 1999. Ahmad shamloo poems pdf ahmad shamlou, also known under his pen name, alef bamdad, is among the following are 9 poems by ahmad shamlou and their english translations by. The poetry that is life poem ahmad shamlu poems best poems. Inhe taught persian literature at tehran university. Hope you like my translation of some of the iranian contemporary poets who are my favorites. His poetry was initially very much influenced by and was in the tradition of nima youshij.
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