“I Shall Salute the Sun: Forugh Farrokhzad” is an insightful video documentary that introduces a well-known Iranian modern poet and a truly remarkable woman to American audiences. Forugh Farrokhzad ( 1935-67), a major figure in modern Persian literature, was at the forefront of the women’s literary movement toward the mid century. Despite social constraints, she dared to express her views about herself and her society with an openness and frankness unprecedented in the history of Persian literature. During her brief fifteen-year career as a poet, Forugh Farrokhzad achieved what many contemporaries have yet to accomplish: a poetic vision that accommodates the self, the society, and the universe. |
