A Tribute to Sadeq Hedayat
Hedayat's biography, photographs, genealogy and artwork. English translations and reviews of his work.
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.
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.
Letter From Iran: Children of the Revolution Gain
Article by Howard Schneider. (Washington Post)
Majid's Writing
Contains selected works from Iranian writer Majid.
Persian Poema
Links, information and online versions of contemporary and classic persian poems.
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.
Poetry of Iranian Women
English translations of poems by fifty-two female Persian poets.
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.
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.
The Poetry of Iran
Selection of poems by Iranians. From the Literary Review.
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.
Vazhé - Association of Iranian Authors and Artists
Features Persian poems translated into English.