Nima Yooshij
Nimā Yushij (Persian: نیما یوشیج; 12 November 1895 – 6 January 1960), also called Nimā (نیما), born Ali (علی), was an Iranian poet. He is famous for his style of poetry which he popularized, called she'r-e now (شعر نو, lit. "new poetry"), also known as She'r-e Nimaa'i (شعر نیمایی, lit "Nima poetry") in his honour after his death. He is considered as the father of modern Persian poetry.
Nima Yooshij | |
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| Born | Ali 11 November 1895 Yush, Nur, Mazandaran, Qajar Persia (present-day Iran) |
| Died | 4 January 1960 (aged 64) Shemiran, Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Imamzadeh Abdollah, Ray (until 2007) Nima's House, Yush (from 2007) |
| Pen name | Nima |
| Language | Persian |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Genre | Modernist poetry |
| Literary movement | She'r-e Nimaa'i |
| Notable works | Afsaneh, Quqnūs, The Red Star of Dawn |
He died of pneumonia in Shemiran, in the northern part of Tehran and was buried in his native village of Yush, Nur County, Mazandaran, as he had willed.
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