Persians have been celebrating this night for millenia

Join us as we revive an ancient tradition.

See how Iranians celebrate the winter solstice

Why celebrate the longest night of the year?

Get your own fāl-e Hafiz

Learn why Iranians turn to their national poet for divination and bibliomancy.

Bite into Iran’s winter fruit

(Pomegranates not included)

Join a community of learners and poetry lovers

It’s not just you, we love this stuff too.

Meet your teacher

Muhammad Ali Mojaradi

Founder, Instructor, Translator

From Detroit, Michigan with roots in Tehran, Iran, Muhammad Ali (@sharghzadeh) founded Persian Poetics in 2018. He has been teaching classical Persian literature for four years. His first book, “The Flame of Love” (Simon & Schuster) is forthcoming.

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