Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani

Mohammad–Reza Shafiei Kadkani
محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی
Shafiei Kadkani in 2025
BornMohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی
(1939-10-10) October 10, 1939
Kadkan, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Iran
Pen nameM. Sereshk
OccupationPoet, university professor, researcher and author
NationalityIranian
Alma materFaculty of Letters and Humanities of the University of Tehran

Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (Persian: محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی, also Romanized as "Mohammad–Reza Shafi'i Kadkani") (born 10 October 1939) is an Iranian writer, poet, literary critic, editor, and translator.

Kadkani was born in Nishapur, Razavi Khorasan.

He is currently professor of literature at Tehran University. Shafiei-Kadkani is known for his works on literary criticism and modern Persian poetry.