- 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.
- A Tribute to Sadeq Hedayat
Hedayat's biography, photographs, genealogy and artwork. English translations and reviews of his work.
- Ahmad Shamlu
The official site of Ahmad Shamlu, Iran's great contemporary poet.
- Art Arena: Writer's Corner
Provides English translations of modern Persian poetry and prose. Features works by Mahmud Kianush and Pari Mansouri.
- Divan-e Hafiz-e Shirazi - Poetry of Hafiz
Poetry and life of Hafiz, in Persian and translations in English, picture gallery and links.
- 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.
- Jerome Wright Clinton
Online articles about Iranian literature by a professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University.
- Leila Farjami
Poems in English and Farsi, with biography.
- Letter From Iran: Children of the Revolution Gain Peace From Persia's Poets
Article by Howard Schneider. (Washington Post)
- Majid's Writing
Contains selected works from Iranian writer Majid.
- Persian Poema
Links, information and online versions of contemporary and classic persian poems.
- 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.
- Poetic Guerrillas
Forum for genuine, subversive poetry and poetic thought. Includes English translations of modern Persian poetry.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Iranian: Poetry Page
Poems by Iranians.
- The Poetry of Iran
Selection of poems by Iranians. From the Literary Review.
- Vazhé - Association of Iranian Authors and Artists in Toronto
Features Persian poems translated into English.
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