 | The Eye of the Prophet
Release Date: January 29, 2008The Eye of the Prophet is a luminous collection of Gibran's writings translated from Arabic into French and now into English. Here the author is the poetic, philosophical moralist, grounded in Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity, seeking the best in people, refusing to separate humankind from the natural world. Ordinary work and life, he says, has the potential to be inherently noble, if we can learn to enact our affairs with the sublimity of nature's creations. Gibran’s descriptions celebrate the dignity and freedom of animals, birds, the seasons, oceans, ...
 |  | In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems
Publication Date: April 1, 2005A new, broad, comprehensive view of the innovative poetry of the late, great Trappist monk and religious philosopher Thomas Merton.Poet, Trappist monk, religious philosopher, translator, social critic—the late Thomas Merton was all these things. Until now, no selection from his great body of poetry has afforded a comprehensive view of his varied and largely innovative work. In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems of Thomas Merton is not only double the size of Merton's earlier Selected Poems (1967), it also arranges his poetry thematically and chronolo...
|  | The Diary of an Old Soul
Publication Date: January 1, 2008"The Diary of an Old Soul" is a collection of 366 daily Christian devotional poems by Scottish author, poet, and Christian Minister George MacDonald. Known primarily for his fantasy works and fairy tales, MacDonald was heavily influenced in his life and his writings by theology. This influence can easily be seen in "The Diary of an Old Soul" as well as in many of his fictional works too. ...
|  | Say Nothing: Poems of Jalal al-Din Rumi in Persian and English (English and Farsi Edition)
Publication Date: September 1, 2008Translations of Rumi’s poetry have been enthusiastically received by the English-speaking world. He speaks directly to the heart, allowing readers to feel that they know him intimately. And yet, the full flavor of his lightness and humor, his wordplay, and his Islamic references has often gone untranslated. Rumi’s poetry is direct and immediate, but it’s also measured, subtle, and nuanced in a way that earlier translations have seldom conveyed. It was, above all, a spoken poetry. Say Nothing captures the rich and varied tones of a matur...
|  | I Heard God Laughing: Renderings of Hafiz
Publication Date: January 1996| ISBN-10: 0915828189 | ISBN-13: 978-0915828180| Edition: First Edition "I Heard God Laughing" is by Hafiz, one of Persia's most beloved poets. Hafiz describes the richness and beauty of the world when seen through the eyes of love and portrays all the stages and processes of spiritual unfolding that transform human love into divine love. ...
|  | America Zen: A Gathering of Poets (Harmony Series)
Publication Date: September 7, 2004Thirty of America's best Zen Buddhist poets come together in this new anthology of contemporary writing. Each with a photo, biographical sketch, Statement of Zen and Poetry, and at least 5 poems.16 page introduction by Smith and McNiece set it up nicely for a rich gathering including:.Chase Twichell, Nin Andrews, David Budbill, Thomas Rain Crowe, Kathe Davis, Diane di Prima, Stanford Forrester, Tess Gallagher, Margaret Gibson, John Gilgun, Netta Gillespie, Sam Hamill, William Heyen, Jane Hirshfield, Holly Hughes, Mary Sue Koeppel, Mark Kuhar, ...
|  | Prayers from the Ark and The Creatures' Choir
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|  | Teachings of Rumi
Release Date: July 6, 1999Jelalludin Rumi (1207-1273) led the quiet life of an Islamic teacher in the central Anatolia (modern Turkey) until the age of thirty-seven, when he met a wandering dervish named Shams Tabriz—through whom he encountered the Divine Presence in a way that utterly transformed him. The result of this epiphany was the greatest body of mystical poetry the world has ever seen, and the establishment of a spiritual movement that would eventually stretch from Africa to China, enduring to our own day.This collection of versions of Rumi by Andrew Harvey contains some of t...
|  | Among the Believers
Publication Date: April 2000Ron Rash's second book of poetry is based on the historical realities of the mountains of western North Carolina, where Mr. Rash's ancestry goes back for at least five generations. These skillfully crafted and highly compact poems capture the spirit and feeling, the beauty and cruelty, of a place and time which has now largely faded from the American Landscape. ...
|  | Beyond Forgetting: Poetry and Prose About Alzheimer's Disease (Literature and Medicine)
Publication Date: May 30, 2009| Series: Literature and Medicine (Book 16) A literary collection that illumines the darkness of Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease is now estimated to affect one in two persons over the age of eighty and is being diagnosed in people as young as fifty. For the many people now trying to cope with a loved one suffering from this tragic disease, this collection will provide solace and valuable insight for family members as well as for those in the medical community who work with anyone afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.Beyond Forgetting is a unique collection ...
|  | The Glance: Songs of Soul-Meeting (Compass)
Release Date: September 1, 2001| Series: Compass In 1244, the brilliant poet Rumi and the wandering dervish Shams of Tabriz met and immediately fell into a deep spiritual connection. The Glance taps a major, yet little explored theme in Rumi's poetry-the mystical experience that occurs in the meeting of the eyes of the lover and the beloved, parent and child, friend and soul mate. Coleman Barks's new translations of these powerful and complex poems capture Rumi's range from the ethereal to the everyday. They reveal the unique place of human desire, love, and ecstasy, where there exists not j...
|  | Strange Dreams: Collected Stories & Drawings
Publication Date: September 1, 2005The fourth book of the trilogy, "Strange Dreams", appears to have been completed on the artist's birthday in September, 1996, but that's only because you can do what you'd like with time when you're printing books yourself. To be honest, he was actually trapped in Paris with an ear infection on his birthday. The books were safely boxed and sitting here at StoryPeople, waiting for his return. "I'd always planned on doing a trilogy", he says, "but I didn't figure out that meant I'd have to stop at three. So, I've developed a more relaxed a...
|  | A Passion for Seeing: On Being an Image Maker (Codhill Press)
Publication Date: July 2003| ISBN-10: 193033706X | ISBN-13: 978-1930337060| Edition: 1 An anthology of the artist's writing and drawing over the last fifty years.Nearly fifty line drawings. ...
|  | This: Prose and Poetry of Dancing Emptiness
Publication Date: January 2000This 136-page introduction is a selection of poetryand prose from The Truth Isa 560 page volume of"satsangs," or truths, from renowned Indian guru Sri H. W. L.Poonja distills the essence of Poonja's teachings in a shorter,more portable collection. ...
|  | Love's Ripening: Rumi on the Heart's Journey
Release Date: December 28, 2010Love is the meaning of our existence, the raw material of transformation, the glorious way of access to Divine intimacy. This teaching infuses the lyric verse of Rumi (1207–1273), the greatest of the Sufi poets. The poems in this collection, taken from among the master’s many volumes of work, focus on one of his greatest themes: how love grows and matures for those on the spiritual path. Kabir Helminski and Ahmad Rezwani have crafted a translation that remains faithful to the original Persian while giving eloquent expression to the joy of Rumi’...
|  | Call Me By My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh
Publication Date: 1999This definitive collection includes more than 100 poems composed over the last forty years. Thich Nhat Hanh's clarity shines forth in Call Me by My True Names, transforming the pain and difficulty of war and exile into a celebration of awareness and the human spirit. ...
|  | The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays
Release Date: April 1, 2010The Truro Bear and Other Adventures, a companion volume to Owls and Other Fantasies and Blue Iris, brings together ten new poems, thirty-five of Oliver's classic poems, and two essays all about mammals, insects, and reptiles. The award-winning poet considers beasts of all kinds: bears, snakes, spiders, porcupines, humpback whales, hermit crabs, and, of course, her beloved but disobedient little dog, Percy. ...
|  | Crone's Book of Magical Words
Publication Date: September 8, 2002Crone's Book of Magical Words (previously published as The Crone's Book of Words) by Valerie Worth is the book you've been waiting for! In its pages are over 125 spells, incantations and charms. If you can think of a purpose for a spell, it's probably in this book. Need a spell to summon a ghost? Or perhaps you want the opposite: a spell to free a house from being haunted. They're both in this book. Do you need something to help you lose weight or have longevity? You'll find them here. Or perhaps you want to pass through a locked door. It's all in this book...
|  | Forever
Publication Date: September 1999Throughout our lives, we are sent precious souls meant to share our journey. Nowever brief or lasting their stay, they touch our hearts and we are given new insight into thecapacity of the human spirit. They remind us why we are here and what matters most in this lifetime. Their very presence in our lives teaches us that love is a gift which belies the passage of time. Forever is an exquisite celebration of those people who have left tender and enduring footprints on our hearts. The lingering gift of their spirit encourages us to believe, to become more, and t...
|  | Working Classics: POEMS ON INDUSTRIAL LIFE
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