TEHRAN (Tasnim) �Prominent Iranian poet, Moshfeq Kashani, laid to rest in the artists' block of Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in southern Tehran.
A number of Iranian literary, academic and political figures along with people from different walks of life took part in the funeral procession held in Tehran.



The 89-year-old famous poet passed away in a hospital in Tehran after a heart attack.

Born as Abbas Kaymanesh in the central Iranian city of Kashan, he began writing under the penname Moshfeq Kashani.

"Sound of Sadness", �Ballade of Life�, �Memoires�, �Wine of Sun�, �Lightening�, �Mirror of Imagination�, �Red Spring of Ballade�, and �The Mystery of Winter� are among his collections of poems and books.

Earlier, Speaker of Iran's Parliament Ali Larijani, in a message, expressed condolences over the poet's death. "The demise of such a prominent poet is a great loss. He had a brilliant talent in writing religious and ritual poems," he said.

By Tasnim News Agency

 

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