The New VerseCover by Sohrab Sepehri (Gouache on paper, 69 x 50 cm., 1339/1960). by Geoffrey Squires 0 Reviews The ‘new verse’ in Iran was initiated by Nima Yushij in the early decades of the 20th century. It constituted a sharp break in both content and form from the centuries-old traditions of Persian poetry. During the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s,... $35.00