Nimā Yushij (Persian: نیما یوشیج) (11 November 1897 – 4 January 1960), also called Nimā (نیما), born Ali Esfandiāri (علی اسفندیاری), was a contemporary Persian 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.
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12 November 1896 Yush, Nur, Mazandaran, Iran
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Died |
6 January 1960 (aged 63) Shemiran, Tehran, Iran
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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