Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West

In this transcendent collection, Daniel Ladinsky-best known for his gifted and best-selling translations 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 inspiring, profound, and playful versions 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 Hafiz-these and other spiritual writers considered to be "conduits of the divine" make up this rich and luminous collection of "love poems from God."

“Praise for Daniel Ladinsky's translation "There are universes inside Hafiz, a lineage of masters. Daniel Ladinsky follows the playfulness; the rascal moves well."”

--Coleman Barks

Daniel Ladinsky is editor and translator of <i>The Gift: Poems by Hafiz</i> and several other poetry collections. For six years he studied with Meher Baba's spiritual community in western India.

Exquisite spiritual verses spun from divine inspiration Rumi St. Francis of Assisi Hafiz Kabir St. Teresa of Avila Tukaram St. Catherine of Siena Mira St. Thomas Aquinas Rabia Meister Eckhart * St. John of the Cross In both eastern and western spiritual traditions, it is believed that certain mystics and saints receive a gift from God that make them poetic conduits of the divine, bearers of "love poems from God." Twelve of these timeless spiritual writers, six from the East and six from the West, are beautifully presented in this inspirational volume. Daniel Ladinsky, best known for his gifted translations of the great Sufi poet Hafiz, brings his art to this rich and luminous collection.

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