The Hand of Poetry

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The Hand of Poetry: Five Mystic Poets of Persia, Translations from the Poems of Sanai, Attar, Rumi, Saadi and Hafiz (Lectures on Persian Poetry)

author:Coleman Barks, Inayat Khan
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publisher:Omega Publications,U.S.
released:January 1, 1993
isbn:0930872479
isbn-13:9780930872472
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Amazing Introduction to Sufi Poetry - Rated 5/5
This book is a beautiful introduction to the world of Sufi poetry. The five featured poets are each dazzling masters of language whose works grow richer with each re-reading. The greatest part of this book, however, is the amazing introductions by Inayat Khan. His words are full of both wisdom and beauty. They will enchant any who read them and, like the poetry, they will provide the reader a great deal to think about.


This book is an exciting introduction to five Persian poets. - Rated 5/5
Most poetry lovers have discovered Rumi. In this book Rumi and four other mystic poets are celebrated. The five lectures given by Pir-o-Murshid Inagyat Khan, who is credited with bringing Sufism to the West, are fascinating mini bios of the five men. The lectures were given in San Franciso in 1923 and have been translated by Coleman Barks. There are notes included by Barks as well. Rumi considered two of these poets his poetic masters: Attar and Sanai. Fariduddin Attar was a perfumist, a doctor and a poet. He was born in Nishapur in 1119. His most famous poem is "The Conference of the Birds". My favourite is "Mysticism" in which he writes "I met a woman once and asked her where love had led her. 'Fool, there's no destination to arrive at. Loved one and lover and love are infinite'. There is a list of "Sources" in the back of the book so readers can find more on the poets that especially resonate with them. As Rumi wrote: "Listen to presences inside poems. Let them take you where they will."

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