The list is not comprehensive, but is continuously being expanded and includes Persian poets as well as poets who write in Persian from Iran, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Georgia, Dagestan, Turkey, Syria, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, China, Pakistan, India and elsewhere.
6th century
From the 7th to the 8th centuries
- Bassam Kurd, poet (èóçÃÂ
éÃÂñï)
- Abu'l-Abbas Marwazi, poet (çèÃÂçÃÂùèçó ÃÂ
ñÃÂòÃÂ)
9th century
10th century
- Ferdowsi ÃÂñïÃÂóÃÂ
- Abusaeid Abolkheir çèÃÂóùÃÂï çèÃÂçÃÂîÃÂñ
- Rudaki ñÃÂïéÃÂ
- Abu Mansur Daqiqi çèÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂõÃÂñ ïÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
- Mansur Al-Hallaj ÃÂ
ÃÂõÃÂñ ÃÂÃÂçì
- Unsuri ùÃÂõñÃÂ
- Rabi'a Balkhi ñçèùàèÃÂîÃÂ
- Asjadi ùÃÂóìÃÂïÃÂ
- Farrukhi Sistani ÃÂñîàóÃÂóêçÃÂÃÂ
- Isma'il Muntasir çóÃÂ
çùÃÂàÃÂ
ÃÂêõÃÂñ
- Kisai Marvazi éóçæàÃÂ
ñÃÂòÃÂ
- Abu Shakur Balkhi çèÃÂôéÃÂñ èÃÂîÃÂ
- Abu Tahir Khosrovani (çèÃÂ֍ÃÂñ îóñÃÂçÃÂÃÂ)
- Qabus, Qabus ibn Wushmagir, poet (died 1012) çèÃÂçÃÂÃÂóàÃÂçèÃÂó èàÃÂôÃÂ
ïÃÂñ èàòÃÂçñ, ôÃÂ
ó çÃÂÃÂ
ùçÃÂÃÂ
- Ayyuqi ùÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
- Khwaja Abdullah Ansari îÃÂçìàùèïçÃÂÃÂàçÃÂõçñÃÂ
- Shahid Balkhi ôÃÂÃÂï èÃÂîÃÂ
- Daqiqi ïÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
- Ma'ruf Balkhi ÃÂ
ùñÃÂàèÃÂîÃÂ
- Munjik Tirmidhi
- Li Shunxian () a concubine of the Chinese Emperor Wang Yan (Wang Zongyan)
- Abu Taieb Mosabi
- Aghaji Bukhari
- Abbas Rabenjani
- Abul'Ala Shushtari
- Abul'Muid Balkhi
- Abdullah Junaidi
- Istighnayi Nishaburi
- Badi' Balkhi
- Bashar Marghazi
- Bondar Razi
- Bolmasal Bukhari
- Hakak Marghazi
- Khabazi Nishaburi
- Khusravi Sarkhasi
- Runaqi Bukhari
- Sepehri Bukhari
- Shakir Jalab
- Tahir Chagani
- Tayan Zhazkhay
- Amareh Marvazi
- Qamari Jurjani
- Lokeri
- Abu Ahmad Kateb
- Masoudi Marvazi
- Manteqi Razi
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
- Jami, poet (1414âÂÂ1492)
- Ahli Shirazi
- Mir Ali Shir Nava'i, poet (1441âÂÂ1501)
- Azari Tusi 1380âÂÂ1462)
- Badriddin Hilali, poet (1470âÂÂ1529)
- Emrani, poet (1454âÂÂ1536)
- Fuzûlî, poet (1494âÂÂ1556)
- Amir Shahi Sabzevari
- Esmat Bukhari
- Sharaf al-Din Sabzevari
- Hamedi Isfahani
- Qbuli Heravi
- Katebi Tarshizi
- Asefi Heravi
- Zana Lorestani (òçÃÂç ÃÂñóêçÃÂÃÂ)
- Vahid Tabrizi (ÃÂÃÂÃÂï êèñÃÂòÃÂ)
- Fahmi Astarabadi
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
- Agha Ahmad Ali, Bengali poet (âúç çÃÂÃÂ
ï ùÃÂÃÂ)
- Mohammad-Taghi Bahar, Malek o-Sho'arÃÂ BahÃÂr ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ïêÃÂàèÃÂçñ(ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂéâÂÂçÃÂôùñçá)
- Mastoureh Kordestani (ÃÂ
óêÃÂñàéÃÂñïóêçÃÂÃÂ)
- Ali Akbar Dehkhoda, linguist and journalist ùÃÂÃÂâÂÂçéèñ ïÃÂîïç
- Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib ÃÂ
ñòç çóï çÃÂÃÂàîçàúçÃÂè
- Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, poet, author, scholar (1889âÂÂ1929)
- Mirzadeh Eshghi ÃÂ
ÃÂñòçïàùôÃÂÃÂ
- Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat, poet and historian ñöçÃÂÃÂàîçàÃÂïçÃÂê
- Iraj Mirza çÃÂñì ÃÂ
ÃÂñòç
- Nassakh, Bengali poet (ÃÂóçî)
- Mohammad Taqi Sepehr (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ïêÃÂàóþÃÂñ)
- Ebrahim Poordavood, ancient languages, Avesta çèñçÃÂÃÂÃÂ
þÃÂñ ïçÃÂÃÂï
- Aref Qazvini ùçñàÃÂòÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
- Hassan Roshdieh ÃÂóàñôïÃÂÃÂ
- Siyyid âÂÂAli Muhammad Shirazi, founder of Babism, óÃÂï ùÃÂÃÂâÂÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ï ôÃÂñçòÃÂ
- Táhirih Qorrat al-'Ayn, Babi poet and theologian
- Mirza Husayn 'Ali Nuri, founder of the BahaâÂÂi Faith (ÃÂ
ÃÂñòç ÃÂóÃÂÃÂâÂÂùÃÂàÃÂÃÂñÃÂ)
- Farrokhi Yazdi ÃÂñîàÃÂòïÃÂ
- Khwaja Ahsanullah, Kashmiri-Dhakaiya poet (îÃÂçìàçÃÂóÃÂâÂÂçÃÂÃÂÃÂ)
- Khwaja Muhammad Afzal, Kashmiri-Dhakaiya poet (îÃÂçìàÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ï çÃÂöÃÂ)
- Sheyda Gerashi, poet and Panegyrist (ôÃÂïçàïñçôÃÂ)
- Qaani ÃÂçâÃÂÃÂ
- Faiz Muhammad Kateb, known as Afghanistan's father of historians (ÃÂÃÂö ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ï éçêè)
- Abd al-Hosayn Ayati, poet, orator, author, and historian (ùèïçÃÂÃÂóÃÂàâÃÂêÃÂ)
- Ubaidullah Al Ubaidi Suhrawardy, Bengali poet (ùèÃÂïçÃÂÃÂàçÃÂùèÃÂïàóÃÂñÃÂñïÃÂ)
20th century
- Ali Abdolrezaei (ùÃÂàùèïçÃÂñöçÃÂÃÂ)
- Abdolali Dastgheib, author (ùèïçÃÂùÃÂàïóêâÂÂúÃÂè)
- Abdumalik Bahori, Tajik-Persian poet
- Abdolkarim Soroush, philosopher
- Abolghasem Lahouti, communist poet (çèÃÂçÃÂÃÂçóÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂÃÂêÃÂ)
- Adib Boroumand, poet, politician, and lawyer (çïÃÂè èñÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂï)
- Ahmad Kamyabi Mask, writer and translator (çÃÂÃÂ
ï éçÃÂ
ÃÂçèàÃÂ
ÃÂóÃÂé)
- Ahmad Kasravi (çÃÂÃÂ
ï éóñÃÂÃÂ)
- Ahmad NikTalab, poet and linguist (çÃÂÃÂ
ï ÃÂÃÂéâÂÂ÷ÃÂè)
- Ahmad Raza Khan (çÃÂÃÂ
ïñöç îçÃÂ)
- Ahmad Shamlou (çÃÂÃÂ
ï ôçÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ), poet
- Akram Fahimian, poet (çéñÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂ)
- Ali Akbar Dehkhoda, linguist (ùÃÂÃÂâÂÂçéèñ ïÃÂîïç)
- Ali Mohammad Afghani, writer (ùÃÂÃÂâÂÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ï çÃÂúçÃÂÃÂ)
- Ali Shariati, sociologist and theologian (ùÃÂàôñÃÂùêÃÂ)
- Aref Qazvini (ùçñàÃÂòÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ)
- Asad Gulzoda, poet
- Aziz Motazedi, novelist (ùòÃÂò ÃÂ
ùêöïÃÂ)
- Bahman Sholevar, writer and poet (èÃÂÃÂ
àôùÃÂÃÂâÂÂÃÂñ)
- Bahram Bayzai, playwright (èÃÂñçÃÂ
èÃÂöçÃÂÃÂ)
- Bijan Elahi, poet and translator
- Bilal Yousaf, writer, critic
- Bozor Sobir, poet (èçòçñõçèñ)
- Bozorg Alavi, writer (èòñï ùÃÂÃÂÃÂ)
- Dariush Shayegan (ïçñÃÂÃÂô ôçÃÂïçÃÂ)
- Ebrahim Nabavi, satirist (çèñçÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂèÃÂÃÂ)
- Ehsan Naraghi, Scholar, sociologist and writer
- Esmail Khoi, Poet
- Ezzat Goushegir
- Farzona, poet (Fðrzonð/ÃÂñòçÃÂÃÂ)
- Farzaneh Aghaeipour (ÃÂñòçÃÂàâÃÂçÃÂÃÂâÂÂþÃÂñ)
- Fereidoon Tavallali, poet (ÃÂñÃÂïÃÂàêÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ)
- Fereshteh Ahmadi, writer (ÃÂñôêàçÃÂÃÂ
ïÃÂ)
- Fereydoun Moshiri, poet (ÃÂñÃÂïÃÂàÃÂ
ôÃÂñÃÂ)
- Forough Farrokhzad, poet (ÃÂñÃÂú ÃÂñîòçï)
- Ghazaleh Alizadeh, novelist (úòçÃÂàùÃÂÃÂòçïÃÂ)
- Gholam Hossein Saedi, writer
- Gholamhossein Mosahab, encyclopedist (úÃÂçÃÂ
ÃÂóÃÂàÃÂ
õçÃÂè)
- Gholamreza Rouhani, Poet (úÃÂçÃÂ
ñöç ñÃÂÃÂçÃÂÃÂ)
- Gulnazar Keldi, Tajik poet
- Hamid Mosadegh (ÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂï ÃÂ
õïÃÂ)
- Hassan Roshdieh (ÃÂóàñôïÃÂÃÂ)
- Hassan Kamshad
- Heydar Raqabi (ÃÂÃÂïñ ñÃÂçèÃÂ)
- Heydar Yaghma (ÃÂÃÂïñ ÃÂúÃÂ
ç)
- Homaira Nakhat Dastgirzada (ÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂñç ÃÂéÃÂê ïóêïÃÂñòçïÃÂ)
- Houshang Golshiri (ÃÂÃÂôÃÂï ïÃÂôÃÂñÃÂ)
- Houshang Moradi Kermani (ÃÂÃÂôÃÂï ÃÂ
ñçïàéñÃÂ
çÃÂÃÂ)
- Hushang Ebtehaj (H. A. Sayeh) (ÃÂÃÂôÃÂï çèêÃÂçì)
- Ibrahim Ali Tashna, Bengali poet (êôÃÂÃÂ)
- Ismail Alam, Bengali poet (çóÃÂ
çùÃÂàùçÃÂÃÂ
)
- Iraj Mirza, poet (çÃÂñì ÃÂ
ÃÂñòç)
- Iraj Pezeshkzad, novelist (çÃÂñì þòôéòçï)
- Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (ìÃÂçàâàçÃÂÃÂ
ï)
- Zhaleh Amouzegar (ÃÂçÃÂàâÃÂ
ÃÂòïçñ)
- Kazim Yazdani, author and historian (ÃÂçì éçøÃÂ
ÃÂòïçÃÂÃÂ)
- Khalilullah Khalili, poet and writer (îÃÂÃÂÃÂâÂÂçÃÂÃÂàîÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ)
- Kioumars Saberi Foumani (éÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ñë õçèñàÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ)
- Loiq Sher-Ali (ÃÂçæàôÃÂñùÃÂÃÂ), poet from Tajikistan
- Leila Kasra, poet and lyricist
- Mahbod Seraji, Writer (ÃÂ
ÃÂèï óñçìÃÂ)
- Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂï ïÃÂÃÂê âèçïÃÂ)
- Mahmoud Melmasi - Azarm, poet (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂï ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
çóÃÂàâòñÃÂ
)
- Majid Adibzadeh, writer and scholar (ÃÂ
ìÃÂï çïÃÂèâÂÂòçïÃÂ)
- Majid M. Naini writer, poet, translator, speaker (ÃÂ
ìÃÂï ÃÂçÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ)
- Mana Aghaee, poet, author and translator (ÃÂ
çÃÂç âÃÂçÃÂÃÂ)
- Manouchehr Atashi (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂñ âêôÃÂ)
- Marjane Satrapi, graphic novelist
- Maryam Jafari Azarmanipoet, critic (ÃÂ
ñÃÂÃÂ
ìùÃÂñàâðñÃÂ
çÃÂÃÂ)
- Massoud Behnoud (ÃÂ
óùÃÂï èÃÂÃÂÃÂï), journalist
- Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, poet (ÃÂ
ÃÂïàçîÃÂçàëçÃÂë)
- Mina Assadi, poet, author, journalist, and songwriter (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂç çóïÃÂ)
- Mina Dastgheib, poet (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂç ïóêâÂÂúÃÂè)
- Rosa Jamali, poet, playwright, translator
- Hamideh Jahangiri, Author, translator, Academic (ÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂïàìÃÂçÃÂïÃÂñÃÂ)
- Mirzadeh Eshghi (ÃÂ
ÃÂñòçïàùôÃÂÃÂ)
- Mirzo Tursunzoda, Tajik poet
- Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, writer and novelist (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ïùÃÂàìÃÂ
çÃÂòçïÃÂ)
- Mohammad Hejazi, novelist and playwright
- Mohammad Hossein Shahriar, poet (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ïÃÂóÃÂàôÃÂñÃÂçñ)
- Mohammad Jafar Pouyandeh (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ïìùÃÂñ þÃÂÃÂÃÂïÃÂ)
- Mohammad Mokhtari (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ï ÃÂ
îêçñÃÂ)
- Mohammad Reza Ali Payam (Haloo), poet (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ïñöç ùçÃÂÃÂâÂÂþÃÂçÃÂ
)
- Mohammad Reza Shafiei-Kadkani, poet (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ïñöç ôÃÂÃÂùàéïéÃÂÃÂ)
- Mohammad-Amin Riahi, scholar and writer (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ïçÃÂ
ÃÂàñÃÂçÃÂÃÂ)
- Mohammad-Reza Shafiei-Kadkani, poet
- Mohammad-Taghi Bahar, poet(ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ïêÃÂàèÃÂçñ)
- Monica Malek-Yonan, playwright
- Morteza Motahhari, theologian (ÃÂ
ñêöàÃÂ
÷ÃÂñÃÂ)
- Muhammad Faizullah, Bengali poet (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ï ÃÂÃÂöâÂÂçÃÂÃÂÃÂ)
- Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani poet (ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ï çÃÂèçÃÂ)
- Nader Naderpour, poet (ÃÂçïñ ÃÂçïñþÃÂñ)
- Nasrollah Mardani, poet (ÃÂõñçÃÂÃÂàÃÂ
ñïçÃÂÃÂ)
- Nima Yushij, poet (ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ç ÃÂÃÂôÃÂì)
- Nosrat Rahmani, poet (ÃÂõñê ñÃÂÃÂ
çÃÂÃÂ)
- Parvin E'tesami, poet (þñÃÂÃÂàçùêõçÃÂ
ÃÂ)
- Qasim Akhgar, Author, journalist and political activist (ÃÂóÃÂÃÂ
çîïñ)
- Rahi Mo'ayeri, poet (ñÃÂàÃÂ
ùÃÂñÃÂ)
- Reza Baraheni, poet and critic (ñöç èñçÃÂÃÂÃÂ)
- Reza Khoshnazar, novelist (ñöç îÃÂôâÂÂèÃÂàîÃÂôâÂÂÃÂøñ)
- Reza Gholi Khan Hedayat, poet and historian (ñöçÃÂÃÂÃÂâÂÂîçàÃÂïçÃÂê)
- Reza Shirmarz, playwright, author, translator, poet and essayist (ñöç ôÃÂñÃÂ
ñò)
- Roya Hakakian, poet, writer, journalist (ñäÃÂç ÃÂéçéÃÂçÃÂ)
- Saboktakin Saloor, novelist
- Sadegh Choubak, writer (õçïàÃÂÃÂèé)
- Sadegh Hedayat (õçïàÃÂïçÃÂê)
- Sadriddin Ayni (õïñçÃÂïÃÂàùÃÂÃÂÃÂ), Tajikistan's national poet and one of the most important writers of the country's history.
- Saeed Nafisi, scholar, poet and writer
- Sahar Delijani, novelist (óÃÂñ ïÃÂÃÂìçÃÂÃÂ)
- Samad Behrangi, writer (õÃÂ
ï èÃÂñÃÂïÃÂ)
- Seyed Morteza Hamidzadeh, writer (óÃÂï ÃÂ
ñêöàÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂïòçïÃÂ)
- Seyed Ali Salehi, poet
- Sems Kesmai, poet (ôÃÂ
ó éóÃÂ
çÃÂÃÂ)
- Shahrnush Parsipur, novelist (ôÃÂñÃÂÃÂô þçñóÃÂâÂÂþÃÂñ)
- Shams Langeroodi, poet (ôÃÂ
ó ÃÂÃÂïñÃÂïÃÂ)
- Shamim Hashimi, poet and writer (ôÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂçôÃÂ
ÃÂ)
- Shapour Bonyad, poet (ôçþÃÂñ èÃÂÃÂçï)
- Sheema Kalbasi, poet and translator (ôÃÂÃÂ
ç éÃÂèçóÃÂ)
- Siavash Kasraie poet (óÃÂçÃÂô éóñçÃÂÃÂ)
- Simin Behbahani, poet (óÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂàèÃÂèÃÂçÃÂÃÂ)
- Simin Daneshvar, writer (óÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂàïçÃÂôÃÂñ)
- Sipandi Samarkandi, Tajik bilingual poet
- Sohrab Sepehri, poet and painter (óÃÂñçè óþÃÂñÃÂ)
- Syed Waheed Ashraf, Poet, Sufi, Scholar, Critic
- Syed Abid Ali Abid Poet and Author
- Temur Zulfiqorov, Tajik poet (Temur Zulfiqorov)
- Varand, poet (ÃÂçñçÃÂï)
- Yadollah Royaee, poet (ÃÂïçÃÂÃÂàñÃÂÃÂçÃÂÃÂ)
- Abdolhamid Ziaei poet, writer (ùèïçÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂï öÃÂçÃÂÃÂ)
- Hossein Rajabian, Playwright (ÃÂóÃÂàñìèÃÂçÃÂ)
- Yasmina Reza, poet (ÃÂçóÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂç ñöç)
- Zoya Pirzad novelist (òÃÂÃÂç þÃÂñòçï)
- Niloufar Talebi (ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂñ ֍ÃÂèÃÂ)
- Sholeh Wolpé poet, playwright (ôùÃÂàÃÂÃÂþÃÂ)
- Iraj Zebardast, poet (çÃÂñì òèñïóê)
See also
References
- Morteza Motahhari, KhadamÃÂt-i mutaqÃÂbil-i IslÃÂm va êrÃÂn, c. 1350s Vol. 14, pp. 583âÂÂ590
- E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998.
- Mohammad Mokhtary Mashhad 1944 â Tehran 2002. Writer of Siavash nameh published by Bonyad-e-Shahnameh. Writer of Tarikhe ostorehhay-e-Iran. One of the Persian researchers. Murdered by Islamic regime. He was one of the 72 Persians murdered by Emami terror team (Ghatlhaye zangirehi). Kidnapped on his way home and choked to dead.
- Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company.