Poetry 180 a poem a day for american high schools hosted by billy collins, u. Egyptian scholar seyed mohammad abulmajd in the late 1950s a respected egyptian scholar, seyed mohammad abulmajd visited professor sadegh angha in tehran. Her work probed the social and political challenges that faced iran after its. This article traces the transformation of an iranian nationalist poem by simin behbahani entitled i will rebuild you, homeland 1981 into an. Dec 01, 1998 as a muslim woman writing in iran, simin behbahani s collections contain some of the seminal work of twentiethcentury persian literature.
And she says neda is the voice of the people of iran. Behbahani wrote about love and femininity, but most of her work focussed on social issues. Apr 08, 2017 an epithet an adjective or phrase expressing a quality regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. President obama reading a poesy of simin behbahani and appreciation of the poet agaahi. Social ideas in poetry of four female contemporary poet. Exposing the tragedy of poverty, prejudice, and war in particular the iraniraq war behbahanis poetry is a voice for the oppressed and marginalised in iran. Niloufar will read simin behbahanis poetry in translation. Her father, abbas khalili, writer and newspaper editor, had tens of publications to his credit. Simin behbahani, her surname also appears as bihbahani persian. Simin behbahani was born on july 20, 1927 in teheran, persia as siminbar khalili.
On the night of 15 july 1910, four gunmen attacked his house and killed him. Thousands of iranians, including prominent intellectuals, artists, and rights activists, have attended a funeral ceremony in tehran for celebrated poet and. Honoring dissident poet simin behbahani june 6, 2006. Behbahanis early poems are replete with scenes and sketches of various kinds and lengths, often designed to parade before our eyes images featuring fleeting moments and feelings in the life of the downtrodden and the subaltern, the alienated and abandoned. Written over almost a halfcentury, much of her work reflects the traumatic experiences that have shaped recent iranian history. Simin behbahani, iranian poet who earned the sobriquet the lioness of iran for eloquently challenging national authorities and expressing her steadfast opposition to oppression and violence in more than 600 poems. The following are a few selected poems about the present sufi master hazrat salaheddin ali nader angha.
Love and hate shown by the type of words spoken by people. Behbahani reconciled ghazal with modernity and reinvented the literary form, which traditionally had been reserved for men, says farzaneh milani, who has translated some of behbahanis poems into english and written the first collection of articles about her poetry. Gracefully she approached, in a dress of bright blue silk. Fadiyeh poem for simin behbahani jahangir sedaghatfar february 26, 2005. The information about his charges and defenses was published in the same newspaper on january 11, 1983. President obama reading a poesy of simin behbahani and. Indeed, if emily dickinson so much identified with her community that she occasionally signed her letters amherst, then.
Simin behbahani was a prominent iranian poet, activist and translator. Romantic nature in the poetry of simin behbahani with a study of the collection of poems a line of speed and fire kobra nodehi1 and masoomeh pichack2 1 department of persian literature, gorgan branch, islamic azad university, gorgan, iran. The ballad of the brothel, a poem about prostitutes in tehran, drew attention to. The ghazals of simin behbahani are a unique style, which defines her as a one and only, and well distinguished in her style of poetry. The twoway poet simin behbahani urges iranians to keep up their fight for freedom. Social ideas in poetry of four female contemporary poet parvin etesami, corough fari tahereh safarzadeh and simin behbahani mohsen izadyar1i fatemeh azizmohammadi2 1department of persian literature, arak branch, islamic azad university, arak, iran 2department of english literature, arak branch, islamic azad university, arak, iran email address. The narcissus that drove a silvery boat on the stream was welcome in a thousand pure silvery rings. Even most of those people who understand nothing about islamic civilization or tradition can recognize the prevalence of. Thanal online simin behbahani its time to mow the flowers. Simin behbahani, a towering figure in persian literature who became known as the lioness of iran for poetry in which she elegantly and courageously laid bare the suffering of. With 6 showrooms and access to every online used car portal, we have the largest audience to give your car the maximum chance to achieve both a speedy sale and fair market value price.
Simin behbahani, one of irans most prominent literary figures and a vocal human rights defender who was targeted with censorship and smear campaigns by. Selected poems middle east literature in translation simin behbahani, farzaneh milani, kaveh safa on. Behbehani brothers used car centre bahrains premier. Simin behbahani, life and poetry the translation project. Aug 19, 2014 behbahani wrote about love and femininity, but most of her work focussed on social issues. A career in poetry what i would like to do tonight is move us to a higher level of appreciation of simin. Behbahani wrote more than 600 poems, collected in 20 books, on subjects as. The report quotes the public relations of the islamic revolutions public prosecutors office in tehran. Her poems were well known as some even made their way into popular iranian love songs. Simin behbahani khalili was born on 20 june 1927 in tehran, iran, of literary parents. Aug 23, 2014 simin behbahani, a towering figure in persian literature who became known as the lioness of iran for poetry in which she elegantly and courageously laid bare the suffering of the destitute. On this day a celebration that serves as a bridge from the past to the future i would like to close with a quote from the poet simin behbahani a woman who has been banned from traveling. These are listed below in chronological order beginning with the most recent.
Famed iranian poet simin behbahani, who wrote of the joys of love, demanded equal rights for women and spoke out about the challenges facing those living in her homeland, died on thursday aged 87. She is irans national poet and an icon of the iranian intelligentsia and literati who affectionately refer to her as the lioness of iran. Aug 25, 2014 behbahani wrote openly against the repression following the 1979 revolution, as well as about many other issues ranging from egalitarianism to womens rights to sexism, prostitution, peace, violence and even poverty. Simin behbahani, her surname also appears as bihbahani was a prominent iranian contemporary poet, lyricist and activist. Professor ahmad karimihakkak professor of persian language, literature, and cultures university of maryland leverhulme visiting professor of soas simin behbahani.
She is the author of numerous books of poetry and essays. Forough farrokhzad, simin daneshvar, and simin behbahani are the most prominent. Aug 19, 2014 famed iranian poet simin behbahani, who wrote of the joys of love, demanded equal rights for women and spoke out about the challenges facing those living in her homeland, died on thursday aged 87. Aug 22, 2014 thousands of iranians, including prominent intellectuals, artists, and rights activists, have attended a funeral ceremony in tehran for celebrated poet and womens rights advocate simin behbahani. Behbehani brothers was founded in 1952 by two families, behbehani and shirazi, and started its life as a general trading company. Words symbolise the relationship dynamics and seasons between people. Often called the greatest iranian poet of the modern age, behbahanis soulful, penetrating sonnets ghazals have made her one of the worlds most recognisable names in contemporary literature. Behbahani wrote openly against the repression following the 1979 revolution, as well as about many other issues ranging from egalitarianism to womens rights to sexism, prostitution, peace, violence and even poverty. Poetical works the broken lute sehtare shekasteh, 1951. Simin behbahanis has published a large body of work spanning nearly 20 volumes. Romantic nature in the poetry of simin behbahani with a. Simin behbahani, celebrated poet known as the lioness of. During the constitutional movement he was influential in the majlis.
Prior to her birth, khalilis father, an editor and writer, was temporarily exiled. Simin behbahani at a peace conference in tehran in 2007. The daughter of intellectuals, she studied law at the univ. Simin behbahani khalili was born in 1927 in tehran, iran, of literary parents. She was an icon of modern persian poetry, iranian intelligentsia and literati. Kamran samimi behbahani, a member of the ettehadieh komonistha, along with 21 others, was reported in the jomhuri eslami daily on january 27, 1983. Simin behbahani has expanded the range of traditional persian verse forms and produced some of the most significant works of persian literature in the twentieth century. She was married to manouchehr koshyar and hasan behbahani. Simin behbahani, 87 poetry defined lioness of iran by emily langer simin behbahani, a towering figure in persian literature who became known as the lioness of iran for poetry in which she elegantly and courageously laid bare the suffering of the destitute, the marginalized and the oppressed, died aug. Booklet since the age of 14, simin behbahani has inspired, revitalised, refreshed and liberated poetry in iran.
Sunday may 14th, dwinelle hall, university of california berkeley 23 pm social hour, book sale and ttp display table 35 pm program. Aug 19, 2014 simin behbahani, one of irans most prominent literary figures and a vocal human rights defender who was targeted with censorship and smear campaigns by iranian authorities, has died in tehran. A prominent iranian contemporary poet, lyricist and activist, she was an icon of modern persian poetry, iranian intelligentsia and literati who affectionately refer to her as the lioness of iran. Simin behbahanis initial engagement with poetry coincided with a tumultuous period in the countrys literary history, marked by the emergence of an increasing number of poets who, following in the footsteps of nima yushij, did not adhere to the metrics and regularity of rhyme visible and audible in classical persian poetry. One of simin behbahanis poems from the book modern persian poetry by mahmud kianush gracefully she approached. Her mother, fakhr ozma arghoon fakhr adel khalatbari, was a noted feminist, teacher, writer, newspaper editor, and a poet. He was born in najaf and was educated by scholars such as morteza ansari. In the revolution mayakovskys forceful revolutionary oratory and soulsearching lyricism acquired full. Behbahani, simin article about behbahani, simin by the free. Mtv music television university has selected simin behbahani, the poet who never sold her soul or her pen, to be its second poet laureate. Poems are listed alphabetically and span all volumes. She is known for her poems in a ghazalstyle of poetic form. Poet simin behbahani was loved by many ordinary iranians but drew the disapproval of the authorities, whom she challenged throughout her.
Simin behbahani s has published a large body of work spanning nearly 20 volumes. Mohammad behbahani majid kermani the removal of organic pollutants by heterogeneous photocatalysts is still faced with several challenges including the catalyst activity in. Simin behbahani named 2011 farhang heritage award recipient the iconic poet honored at farhang foundations 2011 nowruz celebration at the. Behbahani, simin article about behbahani, simin by the. Behbahani enjoyed a studied familiarity with irans literary past.
Nominated for the nobel prize in literature, simin behbahani was nicknamed the lioness of iran for what admirers saw as courage in the face of censorship. December 12, 2017 by zoekushlefsky uncategorized 0 comments. Simin behbahani 2011 farhang foundation honoree youtube. Behbahani, simin, 19272014, iranian poet and political activist, b. To understand the work of iranian poet simin behbahani 19272014 is to understand better the paradoxical nature of contemporary iran. As a muslim woman writing in iran, simin behbahanis collections contain some of the seminal work of twentiethcentury persian literature. Iranian poet and womens rights advocate simin behbahani. President obama read a poesy of simin behbahani in its nowrooz greeting and message of. When she was 14 her mother sent one of her poems to mohammad taqi bahar, in effect irans poet laureate and the editor of a literary journal. Simin behbahani if one form of artistic expression can be seen as the most highly valued in islamic society, it would have to be writing.
Poem by barolong seboni academic literacy services. What i would like to do tonight is move us to a higher level of appreciation of simin. Its basically a nickname given because of certain qualities and characteristics. Argumentative as communication is used to show both hate and love. Ali does research in experimental characterization. Official site, in english and persian, for iranian poet, simin behbahani, including a biography, bibliography, sample poems, photos and videos. Abdorrahman boroumand center kamran samimi behbahani. Behbahanis poetry by helping us begin an initial and doubtless tentative. She was irans national poet and an icon of the modern persian poetry. President obama read a poesy of simin behbahani in its nowrooz greeting and message of hope for the.
Mar 22, 2011 president obama reading a poesy of simin behbahani and appreciation of the poet agaahi. Jul 11, 2012 the ageless voice of the revolutionary lady of ghazal. Ali edalat behbahani currently works at the institute for sustainability and innovation in structural engineering isise, university of minho. Social ideas in poetry of four female contemporary poet parvin etesami, corough fari tahereh safarzadeh and simin behbahani mohsen izadyar1i fatemeh azizmohammadi2 1department of persian literature, arak branch, islamic azad university, arak, iran. On this day a celebration that serves as a bridge from the past to the future i would like to close with a quote from the poet simin behbahani a woman who has been banned from traveling beyond iran, even though her words have moved the world. Kaafaram agar modaaraa konam recited in front of evin prison june 12, 2005. In 1957 it diversified into the automotive retail industry and became the distributors for volkswagen cars. Diyaare roshanam dar shabe tireh new poem january 22, 2006. Many of her poems were turned into love songs by iranian singers, but behbahani is best known for writing about the daily events in iran.
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