Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Sohrab Sepehri ( October 7 , 1928 - April 21 , 1980 ) was a notable modern Persian poet and a painter .
Simplified: Sohrab Sepehri ( October 7 , 1928 - April 21 , 1980 ) ( Persian : Ø Ù Ø Ø Ø Ø Ù 3\/4 Ù Ø Û ) was an Iranian poet and painter .