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Poets from 12 countries unveil first tribute to Ayatollah Khamenei
A poetry anthology featuring works by writers from 12 countries was unveiled in Tehran on Tuesday as the first collective literary tribute to Iran's "martyred leader", with organizers describing it as the opening chapter of a broader cultural initiative to preserve his legacy through literature.
Titled ‘For Father: Elegies by Resistance Front Poets in Mourning the Revolution's Martyred Leader,’ the 478-page volume brings together poems from across the Resistance Front literary community, IRNA reported.
The book was compiled by Hossein Alaeddin, with an introduction by Rouhollah Mokhtari and literary scholar Mohammadreza Sangari.
Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, head of Iran's National Council for Friday Prayer Policy, called the publication the literary community's "first gift" to the martyred leader and said it reflected an unprecedented cultural response that had emerged since his martyrdom.
"Our poets entered the field from the very first moments and fulfilled their mission," Haj Ali Akbari said. "They have rendered a lasting service to Persian poetry and literature, while strengthening the literary voice of the Resistance Front in Iran and across the region."
He described the collection as evidence of a wider "literary renaissance", saying the country's poetic tradition had responded swiftly to the national moment through verse.
The project was produced through cooperation between the Friday Prayer institution and leading Iranian poets and literary figures. Haj Ali Akbari said the initiative would continue, with a particular focus on nurturing younger writers.