Mohammad Shams Langeroodi ( fa, محمد شمس لنگرودی) (born November 17, 1950) is one of the most celebrated contemporary Iranian poet, actor, singer, author and

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. He has researched extensively on different periods of

Persian poetry 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 ...

, 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

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He currently lives in

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, 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.Hafez Mousavi's interview
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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).

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Bibliography

Poetry

*''(رفتار تشنگی) Raftaar-e Teshnegi'', 1976 *''(در مهتابی دنیا) Dar Mahtaabi-e Donya'', 1984 *''(خاکستر و بانو) Khaakestar o Baanoo'', 1986 *''(جشن ناپیدا) Jashne Naapeyda'', 1988 *''(قصیده لبخند چاک چاک) Ghasideye Labkhand-e Chaak Chaak'', 1990 *''(نت‌های برای بلبل چوبی) Notes For A Wooden Nightingle'', 2000 *''(پنجاه و سه ترانه عاشقانه) Fifty Three Lovesongs'', 2004 *''(باغبان جهنم) Gardener of Hell'', 2006 *''(ملاح خیابان‌ها) Sailor of the Streets'', 2008

Films

*''(فلامینگو شماره ۱۳ ) Flamingo Number 13'', 2010 *''(احتمال باران اسیدی) Risk of Acid Rain'', 2015 *''(دوباره زندگی) Life Again'', 2018

Research works

*''(گردباد شور جنون) Gerdbaade Shoor-e Jonoon (Hindi Style and Kalim Kaashaani)'', 1986 *''(مکتب بازگشت) Maktab-e Baazgasht (Research on history and poetry of

Afsharids Afsharid Iran ( fa, ایران افشاری), also referred as the Afsharid Empire was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, ruling Iran (Persia). The state was ruled by the Af ...

Zand Zand may refer to: * Zend, a class of exegetical commentaries on Zoroastrian scripture * Zand District, an administrative subdivision of Iran * Zand Boulevard, in Shiraz, Iran * Z And, a variable star As a tribal/clan and dynastic name * Zand trib ...

and

Qajar Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...

eras)'', 1993 *''(تاریخ تحلیلی شعر نو) An Analytic History of Persian Modern Poetry (1905–1979)'' (in 4 Volumes), 1998 *''(از جان گذشته به مقصود می‌رسد) Az Jaan Gozashte Be Maghsood Miresad (On

Nima Yooshij Nimā Yushij ( fa, نیما یوشیج) (11 November 1895 – 4 January 1960), also called Nimā (), born Ali Esfandiāri (), was an Iranian poet. He is famous for his style of poetry which he popularized, called ''she'r-e now'' (, lit. "new p ...

)'', 2001

Novels

*''(رژه بر خاک پوک) Reje Bar Khaak-e Pook'', 1991 *''(شکست‌خوردگان را چه کسی دوست دارد) Who Likes the Defeated Ones?'', 2008 (not yet published)

Essays

*''(از دیگران شنیدن و از خود گفتن) Az Digaraan Shenidan o Az Khod Goftan'', (not yet published)

Interviews

*''(بازتاب زندگی ناتمام) Baaztaab-e Zendegi-e Naatamaam'', 2007

References

External links

Shams Langeroodi's WeblogEnglish translation of Shams Langeroodi's short poemsInterview with BBC Persian
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