A THOUSAND YEARS OF GREAT FEMALE PERSIAN CLASSICAL POETS From Rabi'a Balkh to Parvin E'tesami Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Rabi'a of Balkh (10th c.) the first known female poet who wrote in Persian was the princess of Afghanistan whose love for a slave of her father the king caused her downfall... she wrote many of her poems in her own blood on the walls of the prison. Mahsati (12th century) was the liberated court poet of Sultan Sanjar who...
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