Sohrab Sepehri, a poet and a painter
April 21 , the anniversary of Sohrab Sepehri’s death
۱ اردیبهشت سالروز درگذشت سهراب سپهری
Among contemporary Iranian literary intellectuals Sohrab Sepehri occupies a uniquely iconic stature, both as a poet and a painter.
His mystical poetry combined with his solipsistic views, and grasp of profound cultural landscape have made his prominence beyond generational divide.
Although not particularly political, his poetical verses and painterly eyes call into question the absurdity and flawed of mono-dimensional social settings against the backdrop of a more fluid environment.
“به سراغ من اگر می آیید
نرم و آهسته بیایید
تا مبادا که ترک بردارد
چینی نازک تنهائی من”
“If you come to visit me,
Come gently and slowly lest the fragile crystal of my solitude cracks.”