Able Muse - reshheh https://www.ablemuse.com/taxonomy/term/1497/1497? en Five Poems by Women Writing in Persian https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/women-writing-persian-poetry? <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><a name="nur_jahan"></a><a href="/v17/bio/persian-women-poets#nur_jahan">Nur Jahan</a> (the wife of Jahangir) 17th century</strong></p> <p>They say that with a gentle breeze<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the petals of . . . <br /> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p> <p align="left">«««</p> <p><strong><a name="jahan_khanom"></a><a href="/v17/bio/persian-women-poets#jahan_khanom">Jahan Khanom</a>, mother of Nasraddinshah, 19th century</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/women-writing-persian-poetry?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/women-writing-persian-poetry?#comments Poetry Translation ayesheh-ye afghan dick davis jahan khanom nur jahan persian poetry translation reshheh v17 women poets writing in persian Tue, 17 Jun 2014 22:32:58 +0000 Alex Pepple 1124 at https://www.ablemuse.com Selected Women Writing in Persian https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/persian-women-poets? <p><a name="nur_jahan"></a>Nur Jahan (1577 &ndash; 1645), was the favorite wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569 &ndash; 1627), and the aunt of Mumtaz Mahal, for whom the Taj Mahal was built. She was the most powerful woman in India during much of her husband&rsquo;s reign. The language of the Mughal courts was Persian, and the writing of fluent Persian verse was an expected accomplishment of Mughal courtiers.</p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/persian-women-poets?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/persian-women-poets?#comments Bios author ayesheh-ye afghan bio dick davis jahan khanom nur jahan persian poem poetry poetry translation reshheh translation v17 writing Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:11:54 +0000 Alex Pepple 1123 at https://www.ablemuse.com Dick Davis https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/dick-davis? <p>Dick Davis is Professor Emeritus of Persian at Ohio State University, where he was chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures from 2002 to 2012. He has written scholarly works on both English and Persian literature, as well as eight volumes of his own poetry. His publications include volumes of poetry and verse translation chosen as books of the year by <em>The Sunday Times</em> (UK), 1989; <em>The Daily Telegraph</em> (UK), 1989; <em>The Economist</em> (UK), 2002; <em>The Washington Post, </em>2010, and <em>The Times Literary Supplement</em> (UK), 2013.<p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/dick-davis?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/dick-davis?#comments Bios author ayesheh-ye afghan bio dick davis jahan khanom nur jahan persian poem poetry poetry translation reshheh translation v17 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:59:22 +0000 Alex Pepple 1122 at https://www.ablemuse.com