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THE growth of journalism and emergence of news papers in Iran in the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century , which opened the way for political and literary magazines , the written consequently the literary language , was one of the essential elements towards modernization of persian poetry . Added to this was exposure to Western liturature which spurred on the poets , writers and literatures in Iran to experiment with new techniques . As a consequence of this an attempt was made in change the language , from and subject matter towards exploration and experimentation in Persian poetry . Ali Esfandiari or Nima Youshij as he is popularly known , carries the reputation as the founder of modern persian poetry . Having studied France in Tehran and gaining proficiency in it , he had the opportunity to view poetry from an altogether different angle . He moved away from the classical forms and employed rhymes to suit his subject matters .