In fond Remembrance of Iranian National Poet
Fereydoun Moshiri
Poet Fereydoun Moshiri
Read his inspiring Poems at the "The
Iranian"
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TEHRAN, Oct 24 (Reuters) -
Fereydoun Moshiri, one of Iran's most illustrious modern poets, died in Tehran at
the age of 74, his friends said on Tuesday.
"Moshiri's verse was noble, sensual and full of love of life," Sadeq
Samiee, a publisher and long-time friend, told Reuters.
Unlike many modern poets, who had fraternised with the Russian-backed communist
movement in past times, Moshiri had
remained nationalist and his epic verse flowed with romance. "Moshiri suffered
from anaemia and was taken to hospital on
Monday with a fever, where he unfortunately passed away," Samiee said.
A former state employee, Moshiri was on the book committee
of Iran's prestigious Ketabsara publishing house up to his death.
He developed a simple, free-flowing style based on the tightly-balanced rhymes of
classical Persian poetry and unlike many of
his left-leaning contemporaries did not infuse his poetry with sexual immodesties.
Poetry commands a wide audience in Iran,
where sales of other books are comparatively small.