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| Born | (1938-06-30)30 June 1938 Mashhad, Iran |
| Died | 25 June 2021(2021-06-25) (aged 82) London, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Cremated, ashes buried at Golders Green Crematorium |
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| Children | 4 |
Esmail Khoi or Esmail Khoyi (Persian: اسماعیل خویی; 30 June 1938 – 25 May 2021) was an Iranian poet and writer. He was living in the United Kingdom after being exiled from Iran during the 1980s. Khoi was originally a lecturer in Philosophy before the Iranian Revolution. He was a member of the Iranian Writers' Association. His poems have been translated in many languages, including English, French, Russian, German and Ukrainian. He wrote a poetry book in English called "Voice of Exile", "What is shall be what is not". He is the first Iranian writer to be awarded the Coburg Rückert Prizen for literature, which he received in 2010.
Selected bibliography
- Edges of Poetry:Selected Poetry (Blue Logos Press, 1995)
- Outlandia:Song of Exile (Nik Publishers, 1999)
References
- "Esmail Khoi, exiled Iranian poet who maintained the tradition of the Persian greats of the Middle Ages". The Telegraph. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- Khoi, Esmail. (2008) Beyond the Horizon: An anthology of poems. Atlanta, United States: Esmail Khoi Foundation. Cover notes. ISBN 0971990344
- Stephen Watts, ed. (2001). Mother tongues. Modern Poetry in Translation. King's College London. ISBN 0-9533824-7-8.
- Esmail Khoi Foundation (April 15, 2003). "An evening with Dr. Esmail Khoi, a renowned Iranian poet". Payvand News. Archived from the original on November 20, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
External links
- Listen to Esmail Khoi reading his poetry - a British Library recording, 24 February 2009.