Sohrab Sepehri
Sohrab Sepehri | |
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سهراب سپهری | |
| Born | October 7, 1928 |
| Died | April 21, 1980 (aged 51) Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Mashhad-e Ardahal, Kashan, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Persian poet and painter |
| Relatives | Hamideh-banou kalantar Zarabi (grandmother) |
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Sohrab Sepehri ( 7 October 1928 – 21 April 1980; Persian: سهراب سپهری) was a notable Iranian poet and painter. He is considered to be one of the five most famous Iranian poets who have practiced modern poetry alongside Nima Youshij, Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, and Forough Farrokhzad. Sepehri's poems have been translated into several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian and Kurdish.