Ahmad Shamlou ,A Celebrated Contemporary Poet

1979 was another year of intensive activity on different fronts. The first and second volumes of the Book of Streets went to print. He was re-elected as member of Writer's Union leadership. In 1980 with the harsh political situation in Iran, he would lead a rather secluded life that would last for the next eight years, working with Ayda on the Book of Streets, as well as many other literary endeavours, including a translation of 'And Quiet Flows the Don' by Mikhail Sholokhov.