Hamid Reza Shekarsari

Hamid Reza Shekarsari (, born on 1966 in Tehran) is an Iranian poet, researcher, author and literary critic. He has published more than 20 volumes of poetry and literary research.

Life and careers Hamid Reza Shokarsari was born on 17 June 1966 in Tehran, Iran. He spent the first few years of his life in the north of Iran because his parents were from Rasht and Anzali. Until he completed his primary education and then entered Shahid Beheshti University to study geology. After completing his education, he was hired by the Ministry of Roads and Transport of Iran and worked there. He has been writing poetry since he was 16 years old, and for the first time in 1983, a sonnet from him was published in a magazine. Then, since 1986, he entered the field of poetry seriously. He began to criticize poetry since 1992. As a result, he entered the publishing world with his first book of poetry collection in 1996, entitled "Baz JomeEyi Gozasht (title means Another Friday Passes)". In addition, he has also been responsible for the literary center of the Young Cultural Center of Tehran.

Awards Hamid Reza Shekarsari has received numerous literary awards so far, some of which are listed below: His book "Hamaseye Kalamat (title means Epic of Words), Review of the 20 Years of Holy Defense Poetry" has been selected as Book of Year in Holy Defense Year Book Award in 2002 and has also received the title of the Book of the Year in Poetry section of Holy Defense Year Book Award in 2004. His book "Cheraghanie bi Dalil (title means Unreasobale lighitning)" was recognized as the Book of the Year at Holy Defense Year Book Award in 2006 and was honored in Poetry section of Iran's Book of the Year Awards in same year. The selected poet of the Fajr Poetry Festival in the poetry section in 2008. The selected poet and winner of the First Qods Literature Award. Judging dozens of national and provincial poetry festivals and congresses in Iran.

Also, the book "Asre Payane Mojezat", is a bilingual Persian-English book with English title of "The Era of No Miracles" which translated by Jedan Sepehri and Hossein Ahmadi and published in 2008.