A Love Divine
February 14, 2011 Monday AT 3PM CT

 
 

When Jalaluddin Rumi, the 13th century Sufi Muslim poet, met his teacher, Shams of Tabriz, he was introduced to a deeper kind of love that would inspire him for the rest of his life. On this Valentine's Day you'll see Rumi's poetry books in every bookstore. But what sort of love was Rumi talking about?



Guest
  • Coleman Barks, poet, student of Sufism, and author of numerous Rumi translations, most recently of Rumi: The Big Red Book
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