Mehrdad Avesta (Mohammand Reza Rahmani, ; 8 August 1930 – 6 May 1991) was an Iranian poet.
He was born in Borujerd (on 8 August 1930) into a literature and art-oriented family. When he was young, he changed his first name from Mohammad Reza to Mehrdad and his family name from Rahmani to Avesta in order to show his passion for ancient Persian culture.
Avesta entered the University of Tehran in 1948 and finished his academic studies in same university with a M.A. degree in Philosophy. When he was 25 years old, he started teaching literature, philosophy and history of arts at the University of Tehran.
He married two times in 1954 and 1966 and he had one son and three daughters. Avesta died in his office at Vahdat Hall of Tehran while he was editing a poem work.
Life
Mehrdad Avesta was born in 1929, in Borujerd. Born to a family of artistic history, he was also greatly interested in art, so he started writing poems from early ages, which were also published. He got his degree in Theology, and then studied philosophy. Along his formal education, he started working as a teacher. Besides, he served in prison for 7 years as a political prisoner, because of his poems against Pahlavi Regime. He got married twice, in 1953 and 1965, and had a son and 3 daughters. He received some practices under supervision of Mone, Russel, Sartre, and Jamalzadeh. He toured around the world, visiting different countries and different people, giving speeches and receiving education in philosophy and theosophy. He had worked as a poetry judge in Music part of Ministry of Culture with Ahmad NikTalab and other Persian famous poets in Vahdat Hall of Tehran.
He died at the age of 62 because of heart attack, and is buried in Behesht-e Zahra in Astists section.
Notable teachers
Badiozzaman Forouzanfar
Sebastian Mone
Bibliography
1951 – Dvian-e Salman-e Saveji
1955 – Aghl-o Eshraq
1956 – Resalat-e Khayyam
1960 – Az Karevan-e Rafteh
1963 – Palizban
1965 – Hamase-ye Arash
1965 – Az Emrooz Ta Harggez
1969 – Ashk-o Sarnevesht
1969 – Ravesh Tahghigh dar Dastoor-e Zaban-e Farsi
1972 – Sharab-e Khanegi Tars-e Mohtaseb Khordeh
1973 – Tirana
1981 – Emam, Hamsei Digar
See also
Persian literature
Notes
External links
"A short biography"