Artist Info: Mehdi Akhavan Sales

Mehdi Akhavan-Sales (مهدی اخوان ثالث), or Akhavan-Saless (1928, Mashhad, Iran — 1990, Tehran, Iran) was a prominent Persian poet. He is one of the pioneers of Free Verse (New Style Poetry) in Persian language.
Akhavan Sales was born in 1928 in Mashhad, Iran. He gave up an interest in music to appease his father. When the government of prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh was toppled, he was imprisoned along with other political activists. His daughter Laleh, was born while he was in prison. [read more...]