Manouchehr Atashi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Manouchehr Atashi
Born	(1931-09-25)September 25, 1931 Dashtestan, Iran
Died	November 20, 2005(2005-11-20) (aged 74) Tehran, Iran
Resting place	Booshehr
Occupation	Poet, writer, interpreter and journalist.

Manouchehr Atashi (Persian: منوچهر آتشی) was a famous Persian poet, writer, and journalist. He was born on September 25, 1931, in Dashtestan, Bushehr province, Iran. He passed away on November 20, 2005, in Tehran.

Manouchehr Atashi was known for his powerful poetry. His poems often spoke about the brave people from the southern parts of Iran. Even though his poems were deeply connected to his homeland, they also shared feelings and ideas that people everywhere could understand. As he grew older, his writing style became more direct. He started to express emotions in a very clear and open way.

Manouchehr Atashi's Books and Poems

Manouchehr Atashi wrote many collections of poems during his life. Here are some of his well-known works:

• Āhang-e digar (Another melody), published in Tehran in 1959
• Āvāz-e ḵāk (The song of the earth), published in Tehran in 1967
• Didār dar falaq (Meeting at dawn), published in Tehran in 1970
• Bar entehā-ye aḡāz (At the end of the beginning), published in Tehran in 1972
• Gozina-ye ašʿār (Selected poems), published in Tehran in 1987
• Gandom o gilās (The wheat and the cherry), published in Tehran in 1992
• Vaṣf-e gol-e suri (In praise of the red rose), published in Tehran in 1992
• Zibā tar az šekl-e qadim-e jahān (More beautiful than the old shape of the world), published in Tehran in 1997
• Če talḵ ast in sib (How bitter is this apple), published in Tehran in 1999
• Bārān-e barg-e ḏowq: daftar-e ḡazalhā (The rain of joy: the book of ghazals), with ʿAbdol-Majid Zanguʾi, published in Tehran in 2001
• Ettefāq-e āḵar (The last event), published in Tehran in 2001
• Ḥādeṯa dar bāmdād (The event at dawn), published in Tehran in 2001
• Ḵalij o ḵazar (The Gulf and the Caspian), published in Tehran in 2002
• Ḡazal-e ḡazalhā-ye Sorenā (The ghazals of Sorena), published in Tehran in 2005
• Rišahā-ye šab (The roots of the night), published in Tehran in 2005
• Majmuʿa-ye ašʿār (Collected poems), published in Tehran in 2007