The birthday of Manouchehr Atashi, poet and translator.

Manouchehr Atashi, poet, translator, and researcher of contemporary Iranian literature, was born on September 24, 1931, in Dehrud, Dashtestan. He was one of the influential figures of modern Persian poetry and one of the founders of the "Shemr" magazine, which played an important role in introducing new poetic currents in the 1960s and 1970s.