Forugh was born in Tehran in 1935 and died in a tragic car crash at the age of 32. During her short, tumultuous life, she challenged female stereotypes and shocked the establishment. Her talent was unmistakable, and her poetry is as poignant today as it was half a century ago, when it scandalized Iranian society. Fiercely honest, insightful, and often wonderfully lyrical, her work has earned her a secure place in the thousand-year tradition of illustrious Iranian poets.