Mehdi Akhavan-Sales

Mehdi Akhavān-Sāles, or Akhavān-Sāless (Persianمهدی اخوان ثالث) (March 1, 1929 in MashhadIran – August 26, 1990 in TehranIran), pen name Mim. Omid (Persianم. امید, meaning M. Hope) was a prominent Iranian poet. He is one of the pioneers of Free Verse (New Style Poetry) in the Persian language….. more

Akhavan Sales was born in 1928 in MashhadIran. He gave up an interest in music to appease his father. When the government of prime ministerMohammad Mossadegh was toppled, he was imprisoned along with other political activists. His daughter Laleh, was born while he was in prison…. more

In early 1950s, he became involved in anti-governmental riots, something common in Iran of those days, and was briefly imprisoned after the fall of the government of Dr. Mohammad Mosaddeq in 1953. His first book of poems “Organ” was published in 1951…. more

The idea of Utopia or Utopian city is one of the categories that was first discussed in philosophy and then it was taken into consideration in various schools of thought and art. Utopia means a perfect and surreal land that is free from the evils and shortcomings of the real world and the world around us, and where human hopes and dreams are fulfilled. Such an idea gradually permeated poetry, art, and literature, and became a safe haven for many thinkers and artists. Plato officially founded the idea of Utopia... more

Mehdi Akhavan Sales (M. Omid) was born in 1928, in Mashhad, Khorasan Province, he finished secondary school there.  In early 1950s, he became involved in anti-governmental riots, something common in Iran of those days, and was briefly imprisoned after the fall of the government of Dr. Mohammad Mosaddeq in 1953. His first book of poems  Organ was published in 1951… more

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