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The Spiritual Poems of Rumi: Translated by Nader Khalili by Nader Khalili, Rumi

arthurian's review against another edition

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4.0

this translation can appeal to everyone but unlike some other popular translations, that doesn't come at the cost of stripping the poems off of their cultural, religious and philosophical meaning.

vanessa_issa's review against another edition

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4.0

Thanks to Wellfleet Press for the ARC!

His poems are so beautiful and so deep that I will surely need to re-read this book a few times in order to absorb all the meaning. Maybe I'm still too young to understand all those feelings, but I enjoyed it anyway. I'll save a reminder to myself to give it another try a few years from now. However, my first impressions were really great. I'd recommend this book to anyone who loves poetry and wants to feel inspired.

Oh, and also, amazing graphic work. Loved it.

naomisbookshelf's review

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

verityw's review against another edition

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3.0

******copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review******

I’m not a big poetry person, but even I liked this collection and found some thought-provoking stuff in here. This edition is also beautifully illustrated with colourful patterns throughout. Very nice.

annarella's review against another edition

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5.0

Wonderful book of poetry. I like the poems of Rumi and the graphical setting really enhances their content.
Very beautiful and recommended.

xiomara's review against another edition

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3.0

”there are two attitudes
rendering us useless
two bad manners
chaining us for good
one
intoxication in self glory
the other
awakening coming too late”


This is collection of poems from Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi. This is my first time reading about this poet.
I may be a little ignorant with the poetry genre but I like to get out of my comfortable zone and read something different. I like some of the poems but I didn't find them mind blowing (it may be my ignorance).
Overall I found the book interesting, maybe reading in a slower pace will made me analyze the poems some more.

waywardstrangercollector's review

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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