The Subject Tonight Is Love: 60 Wild & Sweet Poems of Hafiz - Softcover

Ladinsky, Daniel

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Synopsis

To Persians, the fourteenth-century poems of Hafiz are not classical literature from a remote past, but cherished love, wisdom, and humor from a dear and intimate friend. Perhaps, more than any other Persian poet, it is Hafiz who most fully accesses the mystical, healing dimensions of poetry. Daniel Ladinsky has made it his life's work to create modern, inspired translations of the world's most profound spiritual poetry. Through Ladinsky's translations, Hafiz's voice comes alive across the centuries singing his message of love.

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About the Author

Daniel Ladinsky is an acclaimed translator of mystical poetry. 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. This is his fourth volume of Hafiz poetry in translation.

Review

“There are universes inside Hafiz, a lineage of masters. Daniel Ladinsky follows the playfulness; the rascal moves well.” Coleman Barks

 

 

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9780140196238: The Subject Tonight Is Love: 60 Wild and Sweet Poems Inspired by Hafiz (Compass)

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ISBN 10:  0140196234 ISBN 13:  9780140196238
Publisher: Penguin Books, 2003
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