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Forough Farrokhzad
Giving modern Persian poetry an intimate, independent female voice.
The Captive · The House Is Black
- Born
- 1935
- Birthplace
- Tehran, Iran
- Died
- 14 February 1967
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Forough Farrokhzad
Forough Farrokhzad was an Iranian poet and filmmaker whose brief career challenged literary and social conventions.
Early life
Tehran
Grew up as one of seven children.
Arts education
Studied painting and sewing after school.
Career
- 1950s
Early poetry
Published collections exploring intimate experience.
- Late 1950s
Film work
Began working with filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan.
- 1960s
Mature voice
Combined documentary filmmaking with influential later poems.
Selected work
The Captive
Published her first poetry collection.
The House Is Black
Made a documentary about a leprosy community.
Another Birth
Published a major collection of mature poems.
Beyond work
Family
Had a son, Kamyar, and later adopted Hossein Mansouri.
Early death
Died in a car accident in 1967, aged 32.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Scholarly biography; birth day is disputed ↗Photo: Unknown author Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
