About Nima Yooshij
Nima Yooshij or Nimā Yushij, also called Nimā (نیما), born Ali Esfandiari, was a prominent Iranian poet. He is famous for his style of poetry which he popularised, called she'r-e now, also known as She'r-e Nimaa'i in his honour after his death. He is considered the father of modern Persian poetry. He is famous for his style of poetry which he popularised, 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. Ahmad Zia Hashtroudy and Abolghasem Jannati Ataei are among the first scholars to have worked on Nima's life and works. He pioneered a new poetic school called Sheʿr-e Nimaʾi (Nimaic verse), also known in English as New Poetry or Nimaic free verse. Nima first came to public attention in 1921 when he published the long poem The Tale of the Pale-Colored One (Qesse-ye Rang Parideh), composed the year before, in the weekly newspaper The Twentieth Century edited by Mirzadeh Eshghi.
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