While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, ...

If you’re looking for quick poetry for reflection, Rumi’s work is a stellar place to start. This short but powerful set of verses comes from The Egyptian Book of the Dead, a collection of ...

And danced to the melodies of desire. O Rabab, singing minstrel of the dunes, Before your melodies my poor heart swoons You are desire’s spy, whispering sands The secrets of the heart are in ...

it can be challenging to find truly good poetry books. That’s why we’ve talked to award-winning poets Grace Schulman and Chandanie Somwaru for their recommendations, and I’ve added a few of ...

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For the past two seasons, The White Lotus has been giving watchers who are also readers fun ‘lil clues into the characters ...

Influenced by Rumi, Khalil Gibran ... GIANNA PATRIARCA: multiple award-winning author of 13 books: poetry, children’s literature, short fiction, essays. Her work is extensively anthologized ...

Ditlevsen, however, once wrote that she did much of her best work in poetry. There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die, the first English translation of those poems, starts with selections ...