Great poets of Classical Persian

For more than a millennium , the Persian language simultaneously thrived in Iran and India and the main reason for this rich classical persian lit, especially classical Persian Poetry which flourished conti and uninterrupted. Between the tenth and the 17th centuries there were legions of poets of exceptional poetiic talent , great insight and uncanny genius who embellished Persian poetry with their master-pieces which was made classical Persian poetry as one of the greatest lits. of the world.One of the multitudinous poets , description of about 12 most brilliant Poets of classical Persian Poetry has been given by Mr R M Chopra : FERDOWSI , OMAR Khayyam, Nizami , Attar ,Rumi , Sa'di, Hafiz , Jami , Saib and Qaáni from Iran and Amir Khusrow and Bedil from India. These poets have exercised profound influence on other lit of the world by the nobility of their thoughts and rhythmic rendition of their poetry.It has been futher explained that the chief merit of classical Persian Poetry lies in the fact tat it is full of love, deep feelings , highly didactic , profoundly spiritual which captivates the hearts of the people and inspires them even today to recite it with great relish.