Commemoration of Forough Farrokhzad, the rebellious poet.
1967 CE
Fun Facts
Forough died in a Jeep accident in Tehran. She lost custody of her son Kamyar due to divorce—a pain echoed in her poetry. She had a passionate affair with Ebrahim Golestan. Her Tehran home is now a museum.
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