Dark Night and Phoenixes of the Ashes

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(10 16 26 1)>Discover the enduring power of Nima's poetry in Ramin Ahmadi's illuminating new book that delves into his works from 1932-1941. Contrary to popular opinion this insightful volume reveals that idealism naturalism and romanticism continue to thrive in Nima's poetry challenging the narrative that these elements had waned during this era. Through meticulous analysis set against the backdrop of the decade's political economic and cultural shifts the book unveils the vibrant tapestry of 'Iranian romanticism.' Additionally one chapter of this scholarly work discusses Nima's defense of his poetic innovations vis-à-vis traditional poetry and analyzes and chronicles his defense of his poetic style. این کتاب به بررسی و نقد اشعار نیما در سال‌های 1311-1321 می‌پردازد. برخلاف اغلب نويسندگان و منتقدان که ادعا میكنند در این دوره طبيعتگرايی و رومانتيسم از شعر نیما کنار می‌رود، در این کتاب نشان داده می‌شود که ارمان‌خواهی، طبیعت‌گرایی و رومانتیسیسم در شعر نیما تداوم می‌یابند. نویسنده با تجزیه و تحلیل شعر نیما در بستر تحول سیاست، اقتصاد و فرهنگ این دهه نمای پدیده‌ی رومانتیسیم ایرانی را ترسیم کرده است. همچنین فصلی از این اثر به رویارویی شعر نیمایی با شعر سنتی پرداخته و دفاع نیما از نوع شعری خود را تجزیه و تحلیل، و تاریخ نگاری کرده است.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(247 190 38 1); color: rgba(0 0 10 1)>Ramin Ahmadi a physician poet and writer immigrated to the United States in 1981 at the age of seventeen and has not returned to Iran or his childhood city of Kerman since. Prior to attending medical school he studied Russian history and literature. He completed his training in internal medicine at Yale and went on to get a master of public health from Yale school of public health. His published works include In Memory of Past Loves a collection of poems (Honar 1992); Iran's Poetry in the Eighties a collection of interviews and introductions of poets (Par 1994); The Trial of Abbas Amir-Entezam a collection of essays (Par 1998); Letter to the Court of History a collection of Amir-Entezam's letters from prison (Par 2000); and Afsaneh and the young Nima Nima Youshij's Poetry during his youth an analysis of Nima's poetry from 1922-1932 (Farzaneh Tehran 2015 published under the name of Ilia Kian Ahmadi). Ramin currently resides in Connecticut USA with his wife and two sons.</span></p>