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Drifting toward Revolution: Kurt Scharf and the dah shab in Tehran

Iranian studies, 2023-01, Vol.56 (1), p.181-190 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Association for Iranian Studies. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution – No Derivatives License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;ISSN: 0021-0862 ;EISSN: 1475-4819 ;DOI: 10.1017/irn.2022.64

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  • Title:
    Drifting toward Revolution: Kurt Scharf and the dah shab in Tehran
  • Author: Gölz, Olmo
  • Subjects: Censorship ; Closeness ; Culture ; Dictatorship ; Emotions ; Freedom of speech ; Lingerie ; Listeners ; Poetry ; Poets ; Responsible persons ; Sales
  • Is Part Of: Iranian studies, 2023-01, Vol.56 (1), p.181-190
  • Description: Poetry readings are an intimate affair; they are not suitable for mobilizing the masses. But poems can capture moods and trigger emotions. They can create closeness and community, send messages and demand change. Indeed, in the case of Iran, a series of poetry reading sessions can be considered a milestone event on the country's path toward revolution. 2 During ten nights of poetry reading, known as the dah shab , in October 1977 in Tehran, the country's most prominent poets and writers took advantage of a short window of opportunity that opened up for them when the Shah loosened somewhat the reins of dictatorship. Beginning on October 10, 1977, they presented their poems to thousands of listeners on ten consecutive evenings on the premises of the German-Iranian Cultural Association on PahlavÄ« Avenue. Poets of all political persuasions were present, united above all in their common interest of demanding an end to censorship and standing up for freedom of speech. The impressive list of participants includes such well-known names as Behazin, Simin Behbehani, Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, Houshang Golshiri, Saeed Soltanpour, and Siavosh Kasrai, along with many more. 3
  • Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
  • Language: English;Persian
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0021-0862
    EISSN: 1475-4819
    DOI: 10.1017/irn.2022.64
  • Source: ProQuest Central
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