Hossein Monzavi

Hossein Monzavi
Hossein Monzavi, Zanjan, Iran
Born
Hossein Monzavi
حسین منزوی

(1946-09-23)September 23, 1946
DiedMay 5, 2004(2004-05-05) (aged 57)
Occupation
LanguagePersian
NationalityIranian
CitizenshipIran
EducationBachelor of Arts
GenrePoet
Notable awardsForough Prize
ChildrenGhazal Monzavi

Hossein Monzavi (Persian: حسين منزوی) (23 September 1946 in Zanjan, Iran – 5 May 2004 in Tehran) was an Iranian poet, essayist and translator who had great effects on Iranian literary mutating. Monzavi's reputation is in composing poems and his lyric poems are primarily in Persian, but he also has contributed to the Azerbaijani language.