Love poems from God : twelve sacred voices from the East and West
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Published
New York : Penguin Compass, 2002.
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Book
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Sequim - Nonfiction (Adult) | 808.8193 LOVE_PO | Checked Out | May 17, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Penguin Compass, 2002.
Physical Desc
xiv, 381 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-366) and index.
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Sacred poetry from twelve mystics and saints, rendered brilliantly by Daniel Ladinsky, beloved interpreter of verses by the fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafiz. In this luminous collection, Daniel Ladinsky—best known for his gifted and bestselling interpretations of the great Sufi poet Hafiz—brings together the timeless work of twelve of the world's finest spiritual writers, six from the East and six from the West. Once again Ladinsky reveals his talent for creating profound and playful renditions of classic poems for a modern audience. Rumi's joyous, ecstatic love poems; St. Francis's loving observations of nature through the eyes of Catholicism; Kabir's wild, freeing humor that synthesizes Hindu, Muslim, and Christian beliefs; St. Teresa's sensual verse; and the mystical, healing words of Sufi poet Hafiz—these along with inspiring works by Rabia, Meister Eckhart, St. Thomas Aquinas, Mira, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and Tukaram are all “love poems by God,” from writers considered to be "conduits of the divine." A spiritual treasure to cherish always.