Sohrab Sepehri

Sohrab Sepehri
سهراب سپهری
Born(1928-10-07)October 7, 1928
Qom, Imperial State of Iran
DiedApril 21, 1980(1980-04-21) (aged 51)
Tehran, Iran
Resting placeMashhad-e Ardahal, Kashan, Iran
OccupationsPersian poet and painter
RelativesHamideh-banou kalantar Zarabi (grandmother)
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Sohrab Sepehri (7 October 1928 – 21 April 1980; Persian: سهراب سپهری) was an Iranian poet and painter, considered to be one of the five most famous Iranian poets who have practiced modern poetry alongside Nima Youshij, Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, and Forough Farrokhzad. Sepehri's poems have been translated into several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian and Kurdish.

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