The present collection is a summary of thousand years of Persian poetry and deals with the life and works of hundred prominent poets from the Roudaki until our contemporaries also presenting the different styles of Persian poetry. Each poet's style and method is surveyed and complimented by a selection of poetry and sources for further study. Modern poetry and contemporary poets take up a large part of the book

The present collection is a summary of thousand years of Persian poetry and deals with the life and works of hundred prominent poets from the Roudaki until our contemporaries also presenting the different styles of Persian poetry. Each poet's style and method is surveyed and complimented by a selection of poetry and sources for further study. Modern poetry and contemporary poets take up a large part of the book