When Iranians worry about life's big questions, many seek answers in the works and wisdoms of Persia's most revered poet, Hafez -- sometimes with the help of a parakeet. Retired housewife Mitra, 61, ...
Dick Davis spoke to PBS NewsHour chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about his new book “Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz.” According to Dick Davis, Hafez is the poetry world’s version ...
The 14th Century gave the world an amazing gift, a poet who was born in Shiraz/Iran, a master of lyric poetry also known as Gazal, a poet who has inspired generations upon generations of people and ...
Hefez Shirazi, the unique pearl of culture and literature of Iran, is a renowned 14th-century Persian poet who is also celebrated worldwide. October 11 is designated National Hafez Day in the Persian ...