Mehr 8 in the Iranian calendar is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the prominent Iranian poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi who needs no introduction when it comes to ...

Dr. Leo Parvis, a cultural diversity/global studies professor at Dunwoody Technical College and “Eye on Diversity” columnist for the Chaska Herald, has recently released a book of translated poems by ...

Rumi, trans. from the Persian by Brad Gooch and Maryam Mortaz. Everyman’s Library, $14.95 (256p) ISBN 978-1-101-90810-5 With millions of copies of the 13th-century Sufi mystic poet’s work sold ...

Whether about God or the pangs of earthly love, the poetry of Rumi, a 13th century Persian, is often startlingly modern. Coleman Barks, the world's best-known translator of Rumi's work, is credited ...

5 Best Poetry Books On Love That Make Deeply Emotional Gifts Poetry books on love, life and wisdom are an emotional gift which can remind the receiver how thoughtful and caring your intentions are to ...

This 807-year-old Persian mystic and dervish has a massive following in the US and around the world. Jane Ciabattari explains his enduring influence. The ecstatic poems of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, ...

Quick, name the most popular poet in the United States. Judging by book sales, it's not Robert Frost, Sylvia Plath or even Walt Whitman, though one can certainly see Whitman as the spiritual ...