Sohrab Sepehri

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Sohrab Sepehri
Born	(1928-10-07)October 7, 1928 Kashan, Iran
Died	April 21, 1980(1980-04-21) (aged 51) Tehran, Iran
Resting place	Mashhad-e Ardahal, Kashan, Iran
Occupation(s)	Persian poet and painter
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Sohrab Sepehri (Persian: سهراب سپهری; October 7, 1928 – April 21, 1980) was a notable Iranian poet and painter. He is considered to be one of the five most famous Iranian poets who have practiced modern poetry alongside Nima Youshij, Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, and Forough Farrokhzad.^[1] Sepehri's poems have been translated into several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian and Kurdish.