Document Type : Research Paper
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1 PHD Student inPersian Language and Literature of Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
2 persian liturature shiraz university
Abstract
Children's poetry, in its modern definition, is a fairly new movement in Iranian literature. Since the emergence of this new literary trend, various poets from different periods have composed poems for children. However, in the era of distinct attention to this literary genre, Abbas Yamini-Sharif and Mahmoud Kianush definitely stand out with two different, and at times conflicting, approaches. Abbas Yamini-Sharif is one of the pioneers of children's poetry; he published his first work, Angels' Song, in 1946. Nonetheless, many attribute the bourgeoning of children's poetry to Kianush. Mahmoud Kianush, in his book Children's Poetry in Iran, first published in 1973, presented a framework of dos and don'ts for children's poetry. In this book, through discussions that are sometimes fair and at other times unfair and severe, he criticized Yamini-Sharif's poems. Kianush entirely expounded his opinions on children's poetry in his book, chiefly mentioning examples from his own poetry to support his arguments or criticizing Yamini-Sharif within those same discussions—without feeling the necessity to provide reasoning regarding the poems. One way to evaluate Kianush's claims about Yamini-Sharif is to apply his opinions to Yamini-Sharif's poems. This article scrutinizes three collections, Angels’ Songs (1946), Songs of the Early Buds (1966), and Talking Flowers (1971), due to their association and conventionality with Kianush's theories about children's poetry, to scientifically approve or disprove his claim that Yamini-Sharif is not a poet.
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