''Habsiyat'' ( fa, حبسیات) is a genre in
Persian literature
Persian literature ( fa, ادبیات فارسی, Adabiyâte fârsi, ) comprises oral compositions and written texts in the Persian language and is one of the world's oldest literatures. It spans over two-and-a-half millennia. Its sources h ...
that deals with imprisonment. It was formed under the
Ghaznavid dynasty (977–1186) and especially thrived under the
Shirvanshahs (861–1538). It was created by a poet,
Masud Sa'd Salman (died 1121) of the Ghaznavid dynasty.
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* {{cite book , last=Gould, first=Rebecca Ruth, title=The Persian Prison Poem , date=2022, publisher=Edinburgh University Press, isbn=978-1474484015
Genres of poetry
Persian literature by genre