An anlysis on the Poetry and Literary History of Kohgilooye and Boyer Ahmad since Safavid Era with an emphasis on a few poets (Mirza Showghi, Hossein Panahi)

Due to being away far from the capital of Iran as well as its economic deprivation and sociopolitical limitations¡ the literary status of Kohgilooye and Boyer Ahmad has not yet been analyzed in a proper way. This article¡ first introduces the social and political status of this province since Safavid era. Then¡ the literary history of this part of Iran will be studied. In doing so¡ biography of some of the late and recent famous poets have been studied in this location and during this time section. Among them¡ two poets from two different eras seem to be more famous and influential comparing to the others.The first poet is Mirza Showghy from Naseri era. Through expressing publicly accepted religious concepts including the event of Karbala¡ praising the holy prophet of Islam and the leading Imams as well as writing his poems in the dialect of Kohgilooye and Behbahan¡ he could perpetuate his influence on the people’s minds of that era¡ as well as the next generations. Amongst the contemporary poets¡ Hossein Panahi has been recognized as a national figure. He was a cinema¡ theatre¡ and TV actor and director. By publishing his poems¡ he could be recognized by different audiences inside and outside of Iran.