Love’s Glory re-creations of Rumi

The thirteenth-century Sufi and mystic poet Rumi has been called the greatest mystical poet of any age. His short poems are, to quote from the Introduction, telegrams from Supreme Consciousness… electric messages directly from Rumi’s Awakened Heart to our won.In Love’s Glory, mystical scholar and poet Andrew Harvey presents 108 stunning short poems by Rumi. Working from translations in various languages and drawing on two decades of studying Rumi’s work, Harvey’s re-creations are arranged in a dance around crucial mystical themes: non-deal bliss, ordeal, ecstatic recognition, revelation, and gratitude. Lyrical and passionate, this collection is a dazzling tribute to Rumi.Jalaluddhin Rumi was born in Balkh (Afghanistan) in 1207, and died in 1273 at Konya (Turkey). His name is associated with the founding of the Mevlevi Sufi order, and his famous work, Mathnavi, is considered the most important book in the study of Sufism.