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Nima Yooshij | |
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| Native name | نیما یوشیج |
| Born | Ali Esfandiari 11 November 1895 Yush, Nur, Mazandaran, Qajar Persia (present-day Iran) |
| Died | 4 January 1960 (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 |
Nima Yooshij or Nimā Yushij (11 November 1895 – 6 January 1960; Persian: نیما یوشیج),[1][2] also called Nimā (نیما), née Ali Esfandiari (علی اسفندیاری), was a prominent Iranian poet. He is famous for his style of poetry which he popularized, 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 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, Nur County, Mazandaran, as he had willed.[2][3]
- ^ "۱۳ دی ۱۳۳۸ خورشیدی، درگذشت نیما یوشیج، پدر شعر پارسی" (in Persian). 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Nima Yooshij Biography - Biography of Nima Yooshij". Poem Hunter. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ M. Fomeshi, Behnam. "Nima Yushij". researchgate.net.