When the Voice of Life Speaks Louder Than Death: Shams Langeroodi on the Poetry of Hassan Safdari (Bijan)
What kind of poetry compels a major poet to write about it on the first day of the New Year while his country is under bombardment?On March 21, 2026—1 Farvardin 1405 in the Iranian calendar—acclaimed Iranian poet Shams Langeroodi sat down to write a brief reflection on the poetry of Hassan Safdari, known by his literary name, Bijan. The circumstances…