Ahmad shamlou was an iranian poet, writer, and journalist. Shamlou s poetry is complex, yet his imagery which contributes significantly to the intensity of his poems is simple. 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. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Translated from the persian by arthur lane and firoozeh papanmatin, and including an introduction and critical work by papanmatin. Ahmad is a long time libertarian party activist and past. Ahmad shameem author of the fascinating story of muhammad. Ahmad shamlous collaboration in the cinema and the media. With simin behbahani, bahram beizai, iran darroudi, mahmoud dowlatabadi. While critics in general view shamlus poetry as a mirror reflecting the stages of modernist persian poetics from nima yushij 18951960 onward, reza baraheni has also described it as a biography of our society. 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 master poet of liberty ahamd shamloo bozorg shaere azadi ahmad shamloo was an iranian poet, writer, and journalist. Bamdad november 24, 1925 july 23, 2000 was a persian poet, writer, and journalist. Poems of iranian poet, ahmad shamlou the dark song, translated to english by fanous bahadrvand upon the plum beaus back ground.
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 poetry is complex, yet his imagery, which contributes significantly to the intensity of his poems, is simple. It looks like we dont have any quotes for this title yet. Master poet of liberty 1999 starring ayda shamlou and simin behbahani on dvd and bluray. His initial poetry was influenced by and in the tradition of nima youshij. A detailed biography of pakistans modern urdu poet, ahmed shamim. Ahmad shamlu nasce a tehran il 12 dicembre del 1925 da haydar shamlou e da kowkab araqi, unico maschio di sei figli. The translation is from the original language persian into english. Immediately download the ahmad shamlou summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching ahmad shamlou.
For infrastructure and impact, he uses a kind of everyday imagery in which personified oxymoronic elements are spiked with an unreal combination of the abstract and the concrete unprecedented in persian poetry before him. Nominated for the nobel prize in literature in 1984. In an exclusive interview with jadid online, she tells the story of their love and partnership in life. Shamloo was arguably the most influential poet of modern iran. Shamlous poetry is complex, yet his imagery, which contributes significantly to the intensity of his poem. Ahmad shamlou is often cited as the originator of persian blank poetry. Bikez ii bikez iide motorun arkasina yerlestirilen bir kameradan oyunu goruyorsunuz ayrica cesitli anlarda yavaslama efektleri ile sanki bir filmdeki aksiyon sahnelerindeymissiniz izlenimini vermeye calismislar. Ahmad shameem is the author of the fascinating story of muhammad 4. The persian poet, writer, and journalist known for his complex prose and simple yet vivid imagery serves as the subject of this documentary from director moslem mansouri. It is still too early to pass judgment on either the pathfinder nima yushij or the settler ahmad shamlu.
Ahmad shamlu 19252000 is among the most celebrated literary figures ofcontemporary iranian literature. Ahmad shamlou quotes author of literature from the axis of evil. December 12, 1925 july 23, 2000 was an iranian poet, writer, and journalist. Shamlu was arguably the most influential poet of modern iran. Shamloos poetry is complex, yet his imagery, which contributes significantly to the intensity of his poems, is simple. 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. Hope you like my translation of some of the iranian contemporary poets who are my favorites. Master poet of liberty a documentary about the most important modern iranian poet and intellectual icon. Therefore he received his primary education from the schools around iran. Shamlou is arguably the most influential poet of modern iran. Iranian movies ahmad shamlou master poet of liberty dvd.
As the base, he uses the traditional imagery familiar to his iranian audience through the works of persian. Ahmad shamlu is the primary, most prolific and most popular engage persian poet of postmosaddeq iran. Master poet of liberty vhs shamlou, ayda actor, director, darroudi, iran actor format. The official site of ahmad shamlu, irans great contemporary poet. Aida is now working on shamlou s unfinished works, publishing them and preserving his legacy. Jan 11, 20 the anne arundel chapter of campaign for liberty welcomed imadaddean ahmad, ph. This fascinating documentary explores the life of persian writer ahmad shamlou, who was nominated for the noble prize in literature in 1984 and is considered to be one of irans most significant poets. Bamdad december 12, 1925 july 24, 2000 was a persian poet, writer, and journalist. The late leading iranian poet, ahmad shamlou, and his wife, aida, lived and worked together for 40 years. December 12, 1925 july 24, 2000 was a persian poet, writer, and journalist. Shamlou was arguably the most influential poet of modern iran.
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