Mehdi Akhavān-Sāles, or Akhavān-Sāless, pen name Mim. Omid was a prominent modern Iranian poet. He is one of the pioneers of Free Verse in the Persian Poetry.
Grave of Mehdi Akhavan-Sales in Tous, near Mashhad
Nima Yooshij or Nimā Yushij, also called Nimā, 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 N
Mehdi Akhavan-Sales
…and when the government of prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was toppled by a coup, he took part in political activities and was imprisoned along with Nima Yooshij and other activists. Akhavan’s second poetry collection named Zemestān (Winter) was published in 1956. After his release from prison in 1957, he started…