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The Gift
Contributor(s): Hafiz (Author), Ladinsky, Daniel (Author)
ISBN: 0140195815     ISBN-13: 9780140195811
Publisher: Penguin Books
OUR PRICE:   $19.80  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 1999
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Annotation: With this stunning gift edition of 250 of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in translating the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Ancient & Classical
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious
- Poetry | Middle Eastern
Dewey: 891.551
LCCN: 99010920
Series: Compass
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Chosen by author Elizabeth Gilbert as one of her ten favorite books, Daniel Ladinsky's extraordinary renderings of 250 unforgettable lyrical poems by Hafiz, one of the greatest Sufi poets of all time

More than any other Persian poet--even Rumi--Hafiz expanded the mystical, healing dimensions of poetry. Because his poems were often ecstatic love songs from God to his beloved world, many have called Hafiz the "Invisible Tongue." Indeed, Daniel Ladinsky has said that his work with Hafiz is an attempt to do the impossible: to render Light into words--to make the Luminous Resonance of God tangible to our finite senses.

I am
a hole in a flute
that the Christ's breath moves
through
--
listen to this
music

With this stunning collection of Hafiz's most intimate poems, Ladinsky has succeeded brilliantly in presenting the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and religious voices. Each line of The Gift imparts the wonderful qualities of this master Sufi poet and spiritual teacher: encouragement, an audacious love that touches lives, profound knowledge, generosity, and a sweet, playful genius unparalleled in world literature.