Sitting in a circle, the Rumi Poetry Club are people who come from various walks of life, all bound together by the writings ...

On May 15, in the Iranian calendar, we honor the celebrated poet Hakim Abolghasem Ferdowsi, whose tireless efforts have profoundly shaped Persian language and literature. Culture and civilisation live ...

There is something magical about words and poetry has the capacity to exercise mastery over this magic, not to tame it, no, but the exact opposite: to give it space and purpose to run wild and free.

The Iranology Foundation hosted a ceremony on Wednesday evening to mark Ferdowsi Day, gathering scholars, cultural experts, ...

Davis, a poet, scholar, and translator of Persian literature, delivers an anthology that provides ample context for readers looking to explore Persian poetry written by women from the Middle Ages ...

On September 17, Iranians pay tribute to Seyed Mohammad-Hossein Behjat-Tabrizi, also known as Shahriar (1906-1988), a renowned Iranian poet. This date is honored as the "National Day of Persian Poetry ...

Armen Davoudian combined Persian and Armenian culture with English to reflect on life abroad and in the United States during a poetry reading Wednesday. Davoudian, a doctoral student studying ...

Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat is renowned for her photography series and films, which often address the social, political and cultural dimensions of women in Islamic societies. Rodolfo ...