MEHDI AKHAVAN-SALES

(Mehdi Akhavān-Sāles)


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Mehdi Akhavan-Sales

I will not forget: that we were a flame and they doused us with water.
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The poet was a close friend of Iranian Principal Leader Ali Khamenei. See {637008} for an example of the lasting effect of this coup.

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Mehdi Akhavan-Sales
Mehdi Akhavan-Sales
  • Born: March 1, 1929
  • Died: August 26, 1990
  • Nationality: Iranian
  • Profession: Poet
Biography

Mehdi Akhavān-Sāles, or Akhavān-Sāless (Persian: مهدی اخوان ثالث‎), pen name Mim. Omid (Persian: م. امید‎, meaning M. Hope) was a prominent Iranian poet. He is one of the pioneers of Free Verse (New Style Poetry) in the Persian language.