If you come to visit me

Come very slowly and soft

Lest my loneliness pane cracks   

Sohrab Sepehri was born in Kashan Iran. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tehran University. He worked in several government agencies while on the side pursuing his personal interest in poetry and painting. He also traveled on numerous occasions to Europe, and Africa.

Finally he resigned from his governmental position and focused on poetry and painting. He moved and lived in USA for one year, and about two years in Paris. He hosted several art exhibitions in Tehran, Shiraz, New York, Paris, London, Switzerland, and Brazil.

He was seriously influenced by Molana Rummi and Buddha. In all his paintings and poems he invites the people to 'Love', to embrace 'Simplicity' and to have fresh outlook to life:

Let's wash our eyes;

Let's see in another way;

Let's go under the rain,

We should see our friends; under the rain,

We should look for love

Let us steal life and divide it between two wonders.

Let us see everything in the yonder.

During his time, he painted numerous paintings applying a soft and gentle style which can also be found in his poems. Here are some of his famous book titles of poetry:

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