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Also known as Ali Isfandiyari, Ali Esfandiari, Nima Yooshij

Iranian poet (1895–1960)

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Nima Yushij was an Iranian writer and poet who lived from 1895 to 1960. His literary output includes works such as *Barʹguzīdah-ʾi āshʻār*, *Sitārahʹī dar zamīn*, *Bihtarīnʹhā-yi Nīmā*, and *Nāmahʹhā-yi Nīmā bih hamsarash ʻAlīyah*. He is also associated with the anthology *Nima Yusic'ten devrim'e Çağdaş İran şiiri antolojisi*.

Open Library records indicate that he authored 101 works, while Crossref lists five. His writings are categorized under tags including Farsi, Iranian writers, and poetry. Nima Yushij is referenced by 1,995 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1897
Died
1960
Works
101

Top works

  • Barʹguzīdah-ʾi āshʻār
  • Sitārahʹī dar zamīn
  • Bihtarīnʹhā-yi Nīmā
  • Nāmahʹhā-yi Nīmā bih hamsarash ʻAlīyah
  • Nima Yusic'ten devrim'e Çağdaş İran şiiri antolojisi

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1983-11-12

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
3

Tags

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Nimā Yushij (Persian: نیما یوشیج‎) (November 12, 1895 – January 6, 1960) also called Nimā (نیما), born Ali Esfandiāri (علی اسفندیاری), was a contemporary Tabarian and Persian poet who started the she’r-e now (شعر نو, "new poetry") also known as she’r-e nimaa'i (شعر نیمایی, "Nimaic poetry") trend in Iran. He is considered as the father of modern Persian poetry. He died of pneumonia in Shemiran, in the northern part of Tehran and was buried in his native village of Yush <a href="https://www.last.

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Key facts

Native name
نیما یوشیج
Born
Ali Esfandiari , ( 1895-11-11 ) 11 November 1895, Yush , Nur , Mazandaran , Sublime State of Iran
Died
4 January 1960 (1960-01-04) (aged 64), Shemiran , Tehran , Iran
Resting place
Imamzadeh Abdollah , Ray (until 2007), Nima's House , Yush (from 2007)
Pen name
Nima
Language
Persian
Nationality
Iranian
Genre
Modernist poetry
Literary movement
She'r-e Nimaa'i
Notable works
Afsaneh , Quqnūs , The Red Star of Dawn

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Encyclopedic overview

Nima Yooshij or Nimā Yushij (Persian: نیما یوشیج; 11 November 1895 – 6 January 1960), also called Nimā (نیما), born Ali Esfandiari (علی اسفندیاری), was a prominent Iranian poet. He is famous for his style of poetry which he popularised, called she'r-e now (شعر نو, lit. "new poetry"), also known as She'r-e Nimaa'i (شعر نیمایی, lit "Nima poetry") in his honour after his death. He is considered the father of modern Persian poetry.

He died of pneumonia in Shemiran, northern Tehran. Following his will, he was buried in his native village of Yush, Nur County, Mazandaran.

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