Nader Naderpour
| Nader Naderpour | |
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| Born |
June 6, 1929 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | February 18, 2000 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Nationality | Iranian American |
| Occupation | poet |
| Political party | Pan-Iranist Party |
Nader Naderpour (Persian: نادر نادرپور; June 6, 1929 – February 18, 2000) was an Iranian American poet.
Among many Iranian poets who shaped up the New Persian Poetry or New Poetry (in Persian: She'r-e Now), Ali Esfandiari aka Nima Yooshij, Parviz Natel Khanlari, Nader Naderpour, Forough Farrokhzad, Mehdi Akhavan Saless, Sohrab Sepehri, Fereydoon Moshiri, Siavash Kasrai, Ahmad Shamlu, Hushang Ebtehaj, and Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani are considered to be the most famous, skilful, and professional. Though Nima Yooshij (1896–1960) is known as the Father of New Persian Poetry, aka Nimaii Poetry or She'r-e Nimaii, according to a number of eminent and highly respected literary and poetry scholars Nader Naderpour is considered as the first Iranian poet who opened up exciting vistas of the new Persian poetry.
Nader Naderpour was born on 6 June 1929 in Tehran, Iran. His parents were both fluent in French and had a deep love for art, music and history. His father, Taghi Mirza, was a descendant of Reza Gholi Mirza, the eldest son of Nader Shah. The eldest of two brothers and three sisters, Naderpour grew up under the supervision and care of his culturally rich parents. His father, who died when Naderpour was only fourteen, was a skilful painter and also a man familiar with poetry and literature. It was he who taught young Naderpour Persian literature and classic poetry. When he was a preschooler, Naderpour would sit on his father’s lap and be encouraged to read the newspaper every night. His father also had Naderpour memorize classical and modern poetry. His mother was a talented player of the string instrument the tar, and she helped Naderpour to develop an appreciation for music.
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