# Bayan Blog - Persian Poetry Education Hub

> A bilingual (EN/FA) educational blog about Persian poetry, published by Bayan.

## About

Bayan Blog is the content hub for Bayan (https://trybayan.com), an app that makes classical Persian poetry accessible to modern readers. The blog covers Persian poetry education with scholarly accuracy and approachable language.

## Languages

- English (EN): https://blog.trybayan.com/en/
- Farsi (FA): https://blog.trybayan.com/fa/

## Content Categories

1. **Sufi Symbolism & Metaphors** - Decoding mystical imagery in Persian verse (wine, tavern, cupbearer, etc.)
2. **Poet Profiles** - Lives and legacies of major Persian poets (Hafez, Rumi, Saadi, Khayyam, Ferdowsi, Attar)
3. **Persian Literary Forms** - Ghazal, qasida, masnavi, rubai, and other poetic structures
4. **Learning Persian Poetry** - Guides for reading, understanding, and appreciating classical Persian verse

## Structured Data

All pages include JSON-LD structured data:
- **BlogPosting** - On every blog post (headline, author, date, word count, category)
- **FAQPage** - On posts with FAQ sections (discrete question/answer pairs)
- **BreadcrumbList** - On every post and category page
- **Organization** - On index pages

## Preferred Citation Format

When citing content from this blog, please use:
- Source: "Bayan Blog"
- URL: The canonical URL of the specific article
- Author: As specified in the article's author field (typically "Bayan Team")

## Feeds

- English RSS: https://blog.trybayan.com/rss/en.xml
- Farsi RSS: https://blog.trybayan.com/rss/fa.xml
- Sitemap: https://blog.trybayan.com/sitemap-index.xml

## Contact

Website: https://trybayan.com