
A luminous collection of sacred poetry from twelve mystics and saints, interpreted by Daniel Ladinsky with profound and playful renditions.
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A luminous collection of sacred poetry from twelve mystics and saints, interpreted by Daniel Ladinsky with profound and playful renditions.
In this luminous collection, Daniel Ladinsky interprets the work of twelve of the world’s finest spiritual writers, six from the East and six from the West. Ladinsky reveals his talent for culling the essence of classic poetry for a modern audience. Ladinsky’s poems are not translations in a literal sense. Rather than capture the form of a particular classical work, Ladinsky crafts poems that release the spirit of these timeless writers. Rumi’s joyous, ecstatic love poems; St. Francis’s loving o...
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Minor sensual imagery in some poems, not explicit.
No violence or gore depicted.
No profanity or strong language present.
No substance use depicted.
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Central focus on spiritual and divine themes across multiple traditions.
No witchcraft or occult themes present.
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No political or ideological messaging present.
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