Forough Farrokhzad

فروغ فرخزاد

["Poet", "Documentary Film Director", "Icon of Modern Persian Poetry"]

Born Jan 05, 1935

Tehran, Iran

Passed Away Feb 13, 1967 Tehran, Iran

Lifespan 32 years old

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"Remember the flight: the bird is mortal."

Archival Overview

Iconic Iranian modernist poet and filmmaker whose candid, passionate feminist poetry shattered centuries of Persian patriarchal silence, and whose documentary The House Is Black is a cinematic masterpiece.

Biographical Record

Forough Farrokhzad (1935–1967) published her first controversial collection 'The Captive' ('Asir') in 1955, daring to express female sensual desire, marital unhappiness, and existential independence in modern Persian verse. She lost custody of her only son due to societal stigma after her divorce.

In 1962, she directed 'The House Is Black' ('Khaneh siah ast'), an internationally acclaimed poetic documentary about a leper colony in Tabriz. Her mature collections 'Reborn' (1964) and 'Let Us Believe in the Beginning of the Cold Season' cemented her status as a titan of Persian lyricism.

Key Life Milestones

1962

The House Is Black

Directed the haunting documentary film about a Tabriz leper colony, founding Iranian New Wave cinema.

1964

Publication of 'Reborn' (Tavalodi Digar)

Published her mature poetic masterpiece revolutionizing contemporary Persian verse forms.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Zahir-od-Dowleh Cemetery
Tajrish (Tehran), Iran

                         GPS: 35.8117, 51.4339                    

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