The Drop That Became the Sea
Author: Helminski, Kabir
ISBN: 9780939660308
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Oct 1999
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback / softback
This collection of poems introduces a general readership to Yunus Emre (1240-1321), called the "greatest folk poet in Islam." An unlettered Turkish shepherd who sang mystical songs that are still popular today, he was the first in a great tradition of Turkish Sufi troubadours who celebrated the Divine Presence as the intimate Beloved and Friend. Yunus's verse conveys the spirit and philosophy of Islamic mysticism in simple, earthy language.
ISBN: 9780939660308
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Oct 1999
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback / softback
This collection of poems introduces a general readership to Yunus Emre (1240-1321), called the "greatest folk poet in Islam." An unlettered Turkish shepherd who sang mystical songs that are still popular today, he was the first in a great tradition of Turkish Sufi troubadours who celebrated the Divine Presence as the intimate Beloved and Friend. Yunus's verse conveys the spirit and philosophy of Islamic mysticism in simple, earthy language.
