Editing Parvin E'tesami (section)

== Work ==

[[File:Parvin Grave.jpg|thumb|E'tesami's grave in [[Qom]]]]
E'tesami was around seven or eight years old when her poetic ability was revealed. Through her father's encouragement, she versified some literary pieces that were translated from Western sources, by him.  From 1921 to 1922, some of her earliest known poems were published in the [[Persian language|Persian]] magazine ''Bahar'' (Spring). The first edition of her [[Diwan (poetry)|Divan]] (book of poetry) consisted of 156 poems and appeared in 1935. The poet and scholar [[Mohammad Taqi Bahar]] wrote an introduction to her work. The second edition of her book, edited by her brother Abu'l Fatha E'tesami, appeared shortly after she died in 1941. It consisted of 209 different compositions in [[Mathnawi]], [[Qasida]], [[Ghazal]], and [[Qet'a]] (another form of Persian poetry), and [[stanza]]ic forms. It totaled 5606 [[distich]]es.<ref>{{Cite book |title= Parvin E'tesami: Life & Poetry |last= Smith |first= Paul |authorlink= Parvin E'tesami |year= 2014 |publisher= CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn= 978-1-505-67223-7 |pages= 412 }}</ref>

The poems "Gem and Stone", "Oh Bird", "Orphan's Tears", "Desired Child", "Our Lightning is the Oppression of Richness", "Effort and Action", and "Sorrow of Poverty" are among the most well-known poems she penned at a young age.

In her short life, she achieved great fame amongst Iranians. E'tesami's poetry follows the classical Persian tradition in its form and substance. She remained unaffected by or perhaps ignored the modernistic trends in [[Persian literature|Persian poetry]]. In the arrangement of her poetry book, there are approximately 42 untitled Qasidas and Qet'as. These works follow the didactic and philosophical styles of [[Sanai]] and [[Nasir Khusraw|Naser Khusraw]]. Several other Qasidas, particularly in the description of [[nature]], show influences from the poet [[Manuchehri]]. There are also some [[Ghazal]]s in her Divan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://women.ncr-iran.org/2022/03/15/parvin-etesami-unmatched-cultural-treasure-of-iran/ |title= Parvin E'tesami, Unmatched Cultural Treasure of Iran |date= 15 March 2022 |publisher= Women NCRI }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The NCRI is not a reliable source.|date=March 2024}}

According to Professor Heshmat Moayyad, her ''Safar-e ashk'' (Journey of a tear) counts among the finest [[lyrics]] ever written in [[Persian language|Persian]].

Another form of poetry, the ''monazara'' (debate), claims the largest portions of E'tesami's Divan. She composed approximately sixty-five poems in the style of monazara and seventy-five anecdotes, fables, and [[allegory|allegories]]. According to Moayyad: "Parvin wrote about men and women of different social backgrounds, a wide-ranging array of animals, birds, flowers, trees, cosmic and natural elements, objects of daily life, [[abstract concepts]], all personified and symbolizing her wealth of ideas. Through these figures, she holds up a mirror to others showing them the abuses of society and their failure in moral commitment. Likewise, in these debates she eloquently expresses her basic thoughts about life and death, [[social justice]], [[ethics]], education, and the supreme importance of knowledge".<ref name=iranica/><ref>{{cite journal |last= Sandler |first= Rivanne |date= 1985 |title= A Nightingale's Lament. Selections from the Poems and Fables of Parvin E'tesami (1907-1941). Translated from the Persian by Heshmat Moayyad and A. Margaret Madelung |url= https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/iranian-studies/article/abs/nightingales-lament-selections-from-the-poems-and-fables-of-parvin-etesami-19071941-translated-from-the-persian-by-heshmat-moayyad-and-a-margaret-madelung-lexington-kentucky-mazda-1985-cloth-edition-1795-paperback-edition-1195/CDBACA88036E35C5BA770BFD96BDC39A |journal= Iranian Studies |volume= 18 |issue= 2–4 |pages= 437–448 |doi= 10.1080/S0021086200007817 |s2cid= 245691954 |access-date= 2023-06-06|url-access= subscription }}</ref>

Parvin E'tesami began writing poetry from a young age; her first published works appeared in the Iranian magazine ''Bahrain'' the early 1920s, when she was just a teenager. Throughout her life, E`tesami's work was a marriage of the traditional and modern; while her poetic style eschewed the new [[modernist]] styles and adhered closely to the forms and structures of classical Persian poetry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=Roger M.A.|date=July 20, 1998|title=Islamic arts - The modern period|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Islamic-arts|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|quote=The lyrics of Parvīn Eʿteṣāmī (died 1940) are regarded as near classics, despite a trace of sentimentality in their sympathetic treatment of the poor.}}</ref>