See also:

• Regional: Middle East: Iran  (999)
• World: Farsi: هنر: ادبیات  (48)

Treasures of Persian Literature -  .

- English translations of Gulistan of Saadi, Bustan of Saadi, Robaiyyat of Hafez, Ghazal (Sonnets) of Hafez, Masnavi-e-Ma'navi (spiritual couplets of Rumi), Robaiyyat (Quatrains) of Omar Khayyam and Shahnameh of Ferdowsi. Famous Persian poems are also available.

Ahmad Shamlu - - The official site of Ahmad Shamlu, Iran's great contemporary poet.

Alireza Behnam - - Poetry, news, and bibliography of this Iranian journalist and language poet.

Art Arena: Writer's Corner - - Provides English translations of modern Persian poetry and prose. Features works by Mahmud Kianush and Pari Mansouri.

The Art of Sadeq Hedayat - - Artwork by a great Iranian writer.

The Epic of Kings - - Text of Firdausi's epic, translated by Helen Zimmern.

The Epic of Kings by Ferdowsi - - From the Internet Classics Archive. Translated by Helen Zimmern.

Forugh Farrokhzad - - Forum for all those who have been touched by Forugh's poetry, life and liberation.

Hafiz On Love - - Poetry of Hafiz in the original Persian and in English translations, biography, art gallery and links.

The Iranian: Poetry Page - - Poems by Iranians.

Majid's Writing - - Contains selected works from Iranian writer Majid.

Persian Poetry: Verses from Rumi and Khayyam - - English translations of and information about Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi and Omar Khayyam, including side-by-side comparisions of various translations.

Persian Poets and Poetry - - Life and poetry of famous Persian poets, Rumi, Hafez, Khayam, and Saadi.

The Poetry of Iran - - Selection of poems by Iranians. From the Literary Review.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - - English translation by Edward FitzGerald.

Shah-nama - Book of Kings - - E-text from the University of Adelaide Library Electronic Text Collection.

Shahnama - The Epic of Kings - - As translated by Helen Zimmern (1883), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.

Shahnameh Homesite - - Homepage of the Shahnameh Study Society. Publishes the online Ferdowsi Review, English translations Shahnameh. Membership required for full content.

A Tribute to Sadeq Hedayat - - Hedayat's biography, photographs, genealogy and artwork. English translations and reviews of his work.

Vazhé - Association of Iranian Authors and Artists in Toronto - - Features Persian poems translated into English.

Letter From Iran: Children of the Revolution Gain Peace From Persia's Poets - - Article by Howard Schneider. (Washington Post) (November 11, 1999)