Mohammad Shams Langeroodi

Mohammad Shams Langeroodi () (born November 17, 1950) is one of the most celebrated contemporary Iranian poet, actor, singer, author and university lecturer. He has researched extensively on different periods of Persian poetry, most famous of which has resulted in the book named An Analytic History of Persian Modern Poetry in four volumes. He is currently in the process of publishing his second novel.

Life and early works

Shams Langeroodi was born in Langerood, Gilan, Iran as Mohammad Taghi Javaheri Gilani. Later his father changed their last name to Shams. He published his first poetry book in 1976, but it wasn't until the 1980s that he established himself as one of the major poets of that decade when his poetry gained attention due to its novel imagery and surreal elements. He currently lives in Tehran, Iran and is also the editor of Ahang-e Digar publications along with Hafez Mousavi and Shahab Mogharabin.

An Analytic History of Persian Modern Poetry

Published in 1998 in four volumes, An Analytic History of Persian Modern Poetry was the first extensive research work done on the contemporary Persian poetry. It starts from 1905 and goes year by year describing the events in Iran's political and social scenes, poetry and criticism conditions, literary magazines and poetry books published each year along with selected reviews including a brief review by the author up until 1979. In order to focus on research Shams Langeroodi did not publish any poetry book for 10 years.

Recent works

In his recent works, Shams Langeroodi has shown interest in a more simplistic approach to language. While imagery still plays a major part, simplicity and sarcasm are the new elements in his work that is engaged with Iran's social condition.

It includes elements from mythology and religion to pop culture. An example to this is "Poem 36" from Gardener of Hell (2006). <blockquote> You are late Moses! The miracle era has passed Grant your cane to Charlie Chaplin So we have some laughs </blockquote>

Bibliography

Poetry

(ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ± ÃÂªÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ) Raftaar-e Teshnegi, 1976
(ÃÂ¯ÃÂ± ÃÂÃÂÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§) Dar Mahtaabi-e Donya, 1984
(ÃÂ®ÃÂ§ÃÂ©ÃÂ³ÃÂªÃÂ± ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ) Khaakestar o Baanoo, 1986
(ÃÂ¬ÃÂ´ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¾ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ§) Jashne Naapeyda, 1988
(ÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂ®ÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ© ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ©) Ghasideye Labkhand-e Chaak Chaak, 1990
(ÃÂÃÂªÃ¢ÂÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂ) Notes For A Wooden Nightingle, 2000
(ÃÂ¾ÃÂÃÂ¬ÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ³ÃÂ ÃÂªÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ¹ÃÂ§ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ) Fifty Three Lovesongs, 2004
(ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂºÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂÃÂ) Gardener of Hell, 2006
(ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂ®ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂÃ¢ÂÂÃÂÃÂ§) Sailor of the Streets, 2008
Ã¢ÂÂ Twenty-Two Elegies in the Month of Bollate; July (2009, published unofficially online), reflecting on the 2009 social movement
Drawing your hands, 2010
(ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂ¬ÃÂ±ÃÂ ÃÂ¢ÃÂ ÃÂ©ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ² ÃÂ²ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ) I Shall Die for the Crime of Still Being Alive, 2010
(ÃÂ ÃÂ¹ÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂ¨ ÃÂ©ÃÂ ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ³Ã¢ÂÂÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃ¢ÂÂÃÂ®ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯) And Strangely They Call Me Shams, 2013
(ÃÂ´ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂ³ÃÂª) Night Is A Public Mask, 2013
(ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ²ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ´ÃÂªÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ) The Songs of A Wingless Angle, 2013
(ÃÂªÃÂ¹ÃÂ§ÃÂ¯ÃÂ ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ² ÃÂ¨ÃÂ± ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ´ÃÂªÃÂ) The Balance of the Day on My Fingers, 2013
(ÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ± ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ±ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ²ÃÂ¯ÃÂ´ÃÂª) The Rhymed Poem of Return, 2014
(ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ§ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ¯) The Words Came to See Me, 2016
(ÃÂ¯ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ ÃÂÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂÃÂ) The Music: Poems in Appreciation of Instruments, 2018
(ÃÂÃÂ·ÃÂ§ÃÂ± ÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯)The White Train, 2021
(ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂµ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ ÃÂ¯ÃÂ°ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ¬ÃÂ¹ÃÂÃÂ) Dancing with the Fake Passport, 2024

Films

(ÃÂÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂ ÃÂ±ÃÂ³ ) Flamingo Number 13, 2010
(ÃÂ¾ÃÂÃÂ¬ ÃÂªÃÂ§ ÃÂ¾ÃÂÃÂ¬) Five to Five, 2013
(ÃÂ§ÃÂÃÂªÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂ³ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ) Risk of Acid Rain, 2015
(ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂ ÃÂ²ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ¯ÃÂ) Life Again, 2018

Research works

(ÃÂ¯ÃÂ±ÃÂ¯ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ¯ ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂ± ÃÂ¬ÃÂÃÂÃÂ) Gerdbaade Shoor-e Jonoon (Hindi Style and Kalim Kaashaani), 1986
(ÃÂÃÂ©ÃÂªÃÂ¨ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ²ÃÂ¯ÃÂ´ÃÂª) Maktab-e Baazgasht (Research on history and poetry of Afsharids, Zand and Qajar eras), 1993
(ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ±ÃÂÃÂ® ÃÂªÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ ÃÂ´ÃÂ¹ÃÂ± ÃÂÃÂ) An Analytic History of Persian Modern Poetry (1905Ã¢ÂÂ1979) (in 4 Volumes), 1998
(ÃÂ§ÃÂ² ÃÂ¬ÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂ¯ÃÂ°ÃÂ´ÃÂªÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂÃÂµÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂÃÂÃ¢ÂÂÃÂ±ÃÂ³ÃÂ¯) Az Jaan Gozashte Be Maghsood Miresad (On Nima Yooshij), 2001

Novels

Essays

(ÃÂ§ÃÂ² ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ±ÃÂ§ÃÂ ÃÂ´ÃÂÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ§ÃÂ² ÃÂ®ÃÂÃÂ¯ ÃÂ¯ÃÂÃÂªÃÂ) Az Digaraan Shenidan o Az Khod Goftan, (not yet published)

Interviews

(ÃÂ¨ÃÂ§ÃÂ²ÃÂªÃÂ§ÃÂ¨ ÃÂ²ÃÂÃÂ¯ÃÂ¯ÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂªÃÂÃÂ§ÃÂ) Baaztaab-e Zendegi-e Naatamaam, 2007

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