About this course
فرهنگ و شعرIranians quote poetry the way others quote films, and drop proverbs into ordinary conversation. This course explains the references. Units are not cumulative: pick a topic that interests you. Poems are read slowly, word by word, with a modern paraphrase, so the lessons work for confident intermediate learners and heritage speakers alike.
Every lesson includes: a chaptered audio lesson to stream or download, a printable lesson guide with Persian script, transliteration and English, an audio word list, interactive exercises and a "mark complete" button that tracks your progress.
Proverbs and Sayings
The zarb-ol-masals you will hear every week.
The Iranian Year
Festivals, the calendar and their vocabulary.
Hafez
Iran's best-loved poet, and the tradition of the fāl-e Hāfez.
Saadi and Khayyam
Wisdom and wine: two classical voices.
Modern Voices
Twentieth-century poetry and the poets Iranians still read today.
Film and Music
Learning from Iranian cinema and song.