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 Hossein Monzavi, Zanjan, Iran | |
| Born | Hossein Monzaviحسین منزوی (1946-09-23)September 23, 1946 |
| Died | May 5, 2004(2004-05-05) (aged 57) |
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| Language | Persian |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Citizenship | Iran |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Genre | Poet |
| Notable awards | Forough Prize |
| Children | Ghazal Monzavi |
Hossein Monzavi (Persian:حسين منزوی) (23 September 1946 inZanjan, Iran – 5 May 2004 inTehran) was anIranian 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 inPersian, but he also has contributed to theAzerbaijani language.[1]
He was born inZanjan. After education and living inTehran for some years, he came back to his hometown. His father Mohammad Monzavi was also a poet that had written some poems in the same languages that wrote imitative poetry forMohammad-Hossein Shahriar'sHeydar Babaya Salam.[2]Homayoun Shajarian, a Persian traditional singer, has used lyrics of Hossein Monzavi in Setareh-ha (The Stars) music album.[3] Hossein Monzavi died from Pulmonary embolism in Tehran in 2003.[4]
Monzavi frequently used Azeri folklores and legends in his poems. Hossein Monzavi's famous works are:
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