See also:

• Regional: Middle East: Iran  (1,014)
• World: Farsi: هنر: ادبیات  (47)

• 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Iranian: Poetry Page – Poems by Iranians.
• Leila Farjami – Poems in English and Farsi, with biography.
• Majid’s Writing – Contains selected works from Iranian writer Majid.
• 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.
• The Poetry of Iran – Selection of poems by Iranians. From the Literary Review.
• 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.
• A Tribute to Sadeq Hedayat – Hedayat’s biography, photographs, genealogy and artwork. English translations and reviews of his work.
• Vazhé – Association of Iranian Authors and Artists in Toronto – Features Persian poems translated into English.

• Letter From Iran: Children of the Revolution Gain Peace From Persia’s Poets – Article by Howard Schneider. (Washington Post) (November 11, 1999)