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The Hand of Poetry: Five Mystic Poets of Persia

Posted By: IrGens
The Hand of Poetry: Five Mystic Poets of Persia

The Hand of Poetry: Five Mystic Poets of Persia translated by Coleman Barks, lectures by Hazrat Inayat Khan
English | February 1, 2012 | ISBN: 0930872851 | EPUB | 237 pages | 2.2 MB

The Hand of Poetry offers entrance into the world of beauty and truth. Five lectures on Persian poetry given by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan in the United States in 1923 and 1926 are followed by fresh translations by the poet Coleman Barks of some of the poetry Inayat Khan discusses, including pieces from Sanai, Attar, Rumi, Saadi and Hafiz. Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the bestselling author of The Essential Rumi.