▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁Sem nan , ▁Iran ) ▁is ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁poet , ▁journalist , ▁lect urer ▁and ▁left - lean ing ▁political ▁activ ist . ▁ ▁Life ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁in ▁Sem nan ▁province ▁in ▁Iran ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Te h ran ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁where ▁his ▁literary ▁and ▁political ▁career ▁began . ▁ ▁With ▁increasing ▁political ▁un rest ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁Iran ian ▁coup ▁d ' état , ▁he ▁was ▁briefly ▁arrested ▁and ▁after ▁gain ing ▁his ▁freedom , ▁continued ▁to ▁publish ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym s ▁" S ep and " ▁and ▁" M ikh ". ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁Kay han ▁newspaper ▁( until ▁ 1 9 7 9 ) ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁Te h ran ▁publications . ▁ ▁He ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁literary ▁work . ▁ ▁Po etry ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁published ▁poem ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁for ▁the ▁sat ir ical ▁paper ▁Chal ang ar ▁( چ ل ن گ ر ) ▁( under ▁the ▁editor ship ▁of ▁Moh amm ad ▁Ali ▁Afr ash te ▁( م ح م د ع ل ی ▁ ا ف ر ا ش ت ه )). ▁ ▁There after ▁his ▁po ems ▁were ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁No oh . ▁ ▁So