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Treasures of Persian Literature
English translations of Gulistan of Saadi, Bustan of Saadi, Robaiyyat of Hafez, Ghazal (Sonnets) of Hafez, Masnavi-e-Ma'navi (spiritual couplets of Rumi), Robaiyyat (Quatrains) of Omar Khayyam and Shahnameh of Ferdowsi. Famous Persian poems are also available.
http://www.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/far/hobbies/iran/
Ahmad Shamlu
The official site of Ahmad Shamlu, Iran's great contemporary poet.
http://www.shamlu.com/
The Poetry of Iran
Selection of poems by Iranians. From the Literary Review.
http://theliteraryreview.org/tlr-ira1.htm
The Epic of Kings
Text of Firdausi's epic, translated by Helen Zimmern.
http://www.blackmask.com/olbooks/epickingdex.htm
Shah-nama - Book of Kings
E-text from the University of Adelaide Library Electronic Text Collection.
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/aut/firdausi.html
Shahnameh Homesite
Homepage of the Shahnameh Study Society. Publishes the online Ferdowsi Review, English translations Shahnameh. Membership required for full content.
http://shahnameh.tripod.com/
Majid's Writing
Contains selected works from Iranian writer Majid.
http://www.net2infinity.com/pejvak/index.htm
A Tribute to Sadeq Hedayat
Hedayat's biography, photographs, genealogy and artwork. English translations and reviews of his work.
http://www.blindowl.org/
Persian Poema
Links, information and online versions of contemporary and classic persian poems.
http://www.persianpoema.com
The Epic of Kings by Ferdowsi
From the Internet Classics Archive. Translated by Helen Zimmern.
http://classics.mit.edu/Ferdowsi/kings.html
Vazhé - Association of Iranian Authors and Artists in Toronto
Features Persian poems translated into English.
http://www.vazhe.com/
The Art of Sadeq Hedayat
Artwork by a great Iranian writer.
http://www.iranian.com/Arts/April98/Hedayat/s_hedayat.html
A Tribute to Sadeq Hedayat
Hedayat's biography, photographs, genealogy and artwork. English translations and reviews of his work.
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Tower/2943/
Art Arena: Writer's Corner
Provides English translations of modern Persian poetry and prose. Features works by Mahmud Kianush and Pari Mansouri.
http://www.art-arena.com/literature.htm
Letter From Iran: Children of the Revolution Gain Peace From Persia's Poets
Article by Howard Schneider. (Washington Post)
http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/shirz2.htm
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
English translation by Edward FitzGerald.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/okhym.htm
Hafiz On Love
Poetry of Hafiz in the original Persian and in English translations, biography, art gallery and links.
http://www.HafizOnLove.com/
The Iranian: Poetry Page
Poems by Iranians.
http://www.iranian.com/Arts/poetry.html
Poetic Guerrillas
Forum for genuine, subversive poetry and poetic thought. Includes English translations of modern Persian poetry.
http://www.poeticguerrillas.com
Persian Poets and Poetry
Life and poetry of famous Persian poets, Rumi, Hafez, Khayam, and Saadi.
http://www.bestirantravel.com/culture/poetry/poetry.html
Forugh Farrokhzad
Forum for all those who have been touched by Forugh's poetry, life and liberation.
http://www.forughfarrokhzad.org/
Persian Poetry: Verses from Rumi and Khayyam
English translations of and information about Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi and Omar Khayyam, including side-by-side comparisions of various translations.
http://blissbat.net/rambles/persian.html
Divan-e Hafiz-e Shirazi - Poetry of Hafiz
Poetry and life of Hafiz, in Persian and translations in English, picture gallery and links.
http://www.zbnet.com/hafiz
Shahnama - The Epic of Kings
As translated by Helen Zimmern (1883), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/shahnama.txt
Leila Farjami
Poems in English and Farsi, with biography.
http://www.toomar.com/
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