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Iraj Gorgin

About this Artist

The voice of IRAJ GORGIN is as familiar for many Iranians as the poetry of some of classical and contemporary Iranian master poets.

Gorgin's reading of Golestan of Sa'di, the great poet, writer and social critic of the 13th century was praised by many literary critics as a standard bearer for translation of classical Persian literature. The first volume of his Anthology of Contemporary Persian Poetry has been lauded by poetry enthusiasts.

A veteran journalist and radio and television personality, Gorgin studied Persian Literature at Tehran University and received his Master of Arts degree in Communications Management from Annenberg School at University of Southern California.

He lives in Europe and works as a journalist.