(P/B) SELECTED POEMS

Παρουσίαση

The thirteenth-century Persian philosopher, mystic, scholar and founder of the order of the Whirling Dervishes, Rumi was also a poet of transcendental power. His inspirational verse speaks with the universal voice of the human soul and brims with exuberant energy and passion. Rich in natural imagery from horses to fishes, flowers to birds and rivers to stars, the poems have an elemental force that has remained undiminished through the centuries. Their themes - tolerance, goodness, the experience of God, charity and awareness through love - still resonate with millions of readers around the world.
Coleman Barks's vibrant translation conveys the directness and originality of Rumi's poetry. This edition is divided into thematic sections, each with an introduction, and includes a biographical essay on Rumi. (From the publisher)

"Coleman Barks has provided a version of Rumi that sparkles and never flags... both worldly and otherworldly" (JOHN RYLE, GUARDIAN)

Περιεχόμενα

On Rumi
A note on the organization of this book
- The tavern: whoever brought me here will have to take me home
- Bewilderment: I have five things to say
- Emptiness and silence: the night air
- Spring giddiness: stand in the wake of this chattering and grow airy
- Feeling separation: don't come near me
- Controlling the desire-body: how did you kill your rooster, Husam?
- Sohbet: Meetings on the Riverbank
- Being a lover: the sunrise ruby
- The pickaxe: getting to the treasure beneath the foundation
- Art as flirtation with surrender: wanting new silk harp strings
- Union: gnats inside the wind
- The Sheikh: I have such a teacher
- Recognizing elegance: your reasonable father
- The howling necessity: cry out in your weakness
- Teaching stories: how to unseen world works
- Rough metaphors: more teaching stories
- Solomon poems: the far mosque
- The three fish: gamble everything for love
- Jesus poems: the population of the world
- In Baghdad, dreaming of Cairo: more teaching stories
- Beginning and end: the stories that frame the Mathnawi
- Green ears everywhere: children running through
- Being woven: communal practice
- Wished-for song: secret practices
- Majesty: this we have now
- Evolutionary intelligence: say I am you
- The turn: dance in your blood
Notes
A note on these translations and a few recipes
References
Index of title and first lines