Examining and Analyzing the Structure and Content of Poems in Persian Textbooks of the Elementary School Period

This is a research article examining the poems included in Persian-language textbooks used at the primary school level. The study investigates how well these poems suit the psychological and developmental characteristics of children. It analyzes the poems according to several criteria: content, poetic form, meter, the gender of the poets, and whether the poets belong to the classical or contemporary tradition. The research method is descriptive and analytical, drawing on documentary sources. The underlying concern is that poetry selected for children's textbooks should align with children's thinking and cognitive development.