ŠĀMLU, AḤMAD (AHMAD SHAMLU; b. Tehran, 21 Āḏar 1304/11 Dec. 1925; d. Tehran, 2 Mordād 1379/23 July 2000; Figure 1), a celebrated poet of the second half of the 20th century, and a pioneer of free verse in Persian. He wrote under several pseudonyms, including Alef Ṣobḥ, Alef Bāmdād, and Bāmdād.
