The poems of Hafiz, one of the world's most revered literary and spiritual teachers, are not literary remnants from a remote past but masterpieces filled with cherished and timeless wisdom. With learned insight and a delicate hand, Ladinsky explores the many emotions addressed in these verses.
The poems of Hafiz, one of the world's most revered literary and spiritual teachers, are not literary remnants from a remote past but masterpieces filled with cherished and timeless wisdom. With learned insight and a delicate hand, Ladinsky explores the many emotions addressed in these verses.
Daniel Ladinsky's stunning interpretations of 365 soul-nurturing poems-one for each day of the year-by treasured Persian lyric poet HafizThe poems of Hafiz are masterpieces of sacred poetry that nurture the heart, soul, and mind. With learned insight and a delicate hand, Daniel Ladinsky explores the many emotions addressed in these verses. His renderings, presented here in 365 poignant poems-including a section based on theinterpretations of Hafiz by Ralph Waldo Emerson-capture the compelling wisdom of one of the most revered Sufi poets. Intimate and often spiritual, these poems are beautifully sensuous, playful, wacky, and profound, and provide guidance for everyday life, as well as deep wisdom to savor through a lifetime.
“Praise for Daniel Ladinsky's work with Hafiz "A”
Praise for Daniel Ladinsky’s work with Hafiz
“A fine and stirring new presentation of one of the world’s great poets.” —Patricia Monaghan, Booklist
Daniel Ladinsky has published four collections of poems by the great Sufi poet Hafiz- A Year with Hafiz, The Gift, The Subject Tonight Is Love, and I Heard God Laughing. His most recent collection is The Purity of Desire- 100 Poems of Rumi. For six years, he made his home in a spiritual community in western India, where he worked and lived with the intimate disciples and family of Avatar Meher Baba. His latest book is Darling, I Love You!, a collection of his original poetry in collaboration with acclaimed illustrator and MUTTScomic strip creator Patrick McDonnell.
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