Mohammad Farrokhi Yazdi

Born in Yazd and his father was Mohammad Ebrahim Yazdi, he started his preliminary education in Yazd until the age of 16 when he was expelled from school for his poems against school teachers and principal…. more

Mirza Mohammad Farrokhi Yazdi, also known by his nickname “Taj al-Sho’ra” (lit. Crown of Poets), was a journalist, poet and activist who died in prison on October 18, 1939…… more

In this book, you can read the Farrokhi Yazdi’s poems. In Nowruz in 1297, Farokhi, unlike other poets in the city, wrote a poem criticizing the ruler of the city, and for this reason he was imprisoned and his lips were sewn together. Mohammad Farrokhi Yazdi nicknamed the Crown of Poets “Tajol Shoara”, was a freedom-loving poet and journalist and a democrat at the beginning of constitutionalism….. more

Poetry has always had a very important status in the past culture of Iran. Social, political, cultural, religious and historical issues of Iran are reflected in the mirror of Persian poetry. In many historical periods, in addition to its artistic role, poetry has also played an important role in communication. One of the most important periods in which poetry played this role was the Constitutional Period…. more

Iranian Studies is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to Iranian and Persian history, literature, and society, published on behalf of the International Society for Iranian Studies. Its scope includes all areas of the world with a Persian or Iranian legacy, especially Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Caucasus, and northern India. It welcomes submissions in all disciplines….. more

Reciting Farrokhi Yazdi’s Poems…. more