# Persian Poetry Dataset

## Dataset Description

### Overview

This dataset contains a collection of Persian poems structured in a question-answering format. The dataset is derived from various Persian poets and their poems, providing a rich source for exploring Persian poetry in a structured manner suitable for machine learning applications, especially in natural language processing tasks like question answering.

### Data Collection

- **Data Collection Source:** The data is sourced from the [Ganjoor project](https://github.com/ganjoor/). The specific database file can be found in the [releases section](https://github.com/ganjoor/desktop/releases/tag/v2.81) of their GitHub repository.
- **Time Period:** Oct-12-2023
- **Collection Methods:** The data was collected by downloading the raw database file from the Ganjoor project's GitHub repository.

### Data Structure

The dataset is structured into a CSV file with the following columns:
- `context`: A static string which is "Persian Poetry or شعر فارسی".
- `question`: A string that asks for a sample poem from a specific poet in the format "یک نمونه از شعر [POET_NAME]".
- `answer`: Text of a hemistich or verse.
- `answer_start`: The starting character index of `answer` within `context` (Note: this is always -1 in the current dataset as `answer` is not a substring of `context`).

### Data Example

```plaintext
context,question,answer,answer_start
Persian Poetry or شعر فارسی,یک نمونه از شعر Hafez,"The sun's eye has tears, and it's from separation’s pain", -1
```

## Dataset Usage

### Use Cases

This dataset can be utilized for various Natural Language Processing and analysis tasks related to Persian poetry, such as:
- Question Answering
- Text Generation
- Language Modeling
- Style Analysis

### Challenges & Limitations

- The `answer_start` field is always -1 as the `answer` is not a substring of `context`. Depending on your use-case, you might need to adjust how `context` and `answer_start` are determined.
- The dataset might contain long verses that are over 100 characters.

### License

GPL (GNU General Public License)

## Additional Information

### Citation

```
Persian Poetry Dataset. Collected by Kakooch from the Ganjoor Project. Available at: https://huggingface.co/datasets/persian_poetry
```

### Dataset Link 

[Download the dataset from Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/datasets/persian_poetry)

### Contact 

Email: [kakooch@gmail.com](mailto:kakooch@gmail.com) | GitHub: [kakooch](https://github.com/kakooch)

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