I'm reading The Oasis of Now , a selection of poems by Sohrab Sepehri (1928-1980) translated into English. There's a faint ring of Walt Whitman to him, he sings to the multitudes. The bio says he knew some things about Buddhism, which is perhaps fairly rare in Iran, but he died fairly soon after the revolution when things were more open and allowed in Iran. He was also a painter who traveled all over Europe. I'm really enjoying this poetry book, published in Rochester, by BOA . I couldn't recommend this book more, or this publisher. I am intrigued by the other poets he's compared to: Nima Youshij (1895-1960), Ahmad Shamlou , Mehdi Akhavan-Sales (1925-2000), and Forough Farrokhzad (1934-1967) (the one female). My library has a book by Ahmad Shamlou and 2 of Forugh Farrokhzad. She died in a car crash as 32. The link reference has other Persian poets, including Simin Behbahani (1927-2014). Parvin Etesami (1907-1941). Her mother outli...