Khosrow Farshidvard and Contemporary Resistance Literature

“Resistance literature” is a new term in Iranian literature with subject of their Islamic Revolution and their Sacred Defense (related to the war Iraq imposed Iran from 1980 up to 1988). There are many poets who have being worked in this field and their names are listed in relevant books and encyclopedias. This article is to prove that the late Farshidvard was one of the pioneer activists against Shah’s ruthless regime, the one who was incarcerated in 1960s and added one of the most eloquent prison-writings (Habsiyyas) to contemporary Persian literature (such as his sonnet with the opening-verse: O Friends, I’m the oppressed of Shah’s prison, O Friends! patriotism and piety, as my crime). He has a history of poetry in fight against Shah’s evil regime that dates back to 1960s. He published them underground on September 1978, and publicly on September 1979. His book of poems with the subject of war shows his leadership in such field.