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.
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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.
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365 soul-nurturing poems from Daniel Ladinsky-one for each day of the year-inspired by the cherished verse of Persian lyric poet Hafiz.The poems of Hafiz are masterpieces of sacred poetry that nurture the heart, soul, and mind. Ladinsky's poems are not translations in a literal sense. Rather than capture the form of a particular classical work, Ladinsky crafts poems that release the spirit of Hafiz.With learned insight, 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.
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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
About the Author
Daniel Ladinsky is an acclaimed poet and renderer of mystical poetry. His books include The Gift, The Subject Tonight Is Love, I Heard God Laughing, A Year with Hafiz, Love Poems from God, The Purity of Desire, and Darling, I Love You. 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. He lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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