Ahmadreza Bahrampoursays Nima was so much fond of pictorial poetry in line with narrative poetry manifested in Nezami. That is why we always find a narrative line in Nima's poems as well.

IBNA: Dr Ahmadreza Bahrampour professor, researcher and writer of "Throughout the Night; a survey of Nima Youshij’s Ideas", said: "Nima began his career as a romantic poet, but from 1926 onwards, he showed more interest in realistic poetry. In 1936 the symbolic and social aspects of his poetry expanded and he kept on developing this to the end of his life." 

He continued: "The intellectual transformation of Nima's thought is visible in his prose works including letters and other notes. His contemporary poets such as Shahryar, Mirzadeh Eshghi, Bahar, Ahmad Shamlou and Mahdi Akhavan Saless were all among Nima's followers." 

Bahrampour added that while Nima criticized some classical poets like Saadi as expired poets, he was fond of others like Hafez and Nezami. 

"A study of Nima's prose works shows that he knew Nezami's Five Treasures well. Nezami's poems are pictorial and Nima was so much fond of pictorial poetry in line with narrative poetry manifested in Nezami. That is why we always find a narrative line in Nima's poems as well." 

Bahrampour continued: "Nima's prose works after 1922 show a critical view of tradition. Yet as he moves on, he realizes the values of past literature. That is why from 1936 onwards a sudden change takes place in his worldview. Nima becomes so fascinated with the literature of the past that cannot take second and third class writers for granted. 

Ali Esfandyari, writing under the penname Nima Youshij, was born on November 12, 1895 at Yoush village of Mazandaran. His works include "The Pale Story", "The Soldier's Family", "Night City, Morning City", "Manelli", "The Deer and the Birds", "Toucan in Cage" and "Broken Beehives".

In general, Nima manipulated rhythm and rhyme and allowed the length of the line to be determined by the depth of the thought being expressed rather than by the conventional Persian meters that had dictated the length of a verse since the early days of Persian poetry. Furthermore, he emphasized current issues, especially nuances of oppression and suffering, at the expense of the beloved's moon face or the ever-growing conflict between the lovers, the beloved, and the rival. In other words, Nima realized that while some readers were enthused by the charms of the lover and the coquettish ways of the beloved, the majority preferred heroes with whom they could identify. 

Nima died of pneumonia in Shemiran, in the northern part of Tehran and was buried in his native village of Yush, Nur County, Mazandaran, as he had willed. 

Today, November 12, is the 116th birthday anniversary of Nima Youshij, father of New Persian Poetry.

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