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Author Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273.

Title The purity of desire : 100 poems of Rumi / Daniel Ladinsky ; with Nancy Owen Barton.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2012.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  891 JALAL AL-DIN RUMI    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  891 J21P    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  891.551 JAL    Check Shelf
Description xxv, 117 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and indexes.
Language Translated from Persian.
Contents Machine generated contents note: The Ascending Soul -- The Body Is Like Mary -- The Provinces You Effect -- The Princess Is Naked -- Who Wouldn't Be Proud Of That? -- As Shams Was To Me -- What Can The Ostrich Know? -- I Am Looking For An Apprentice -- Great Intimacy -- The Plums -- Suckered Into A Bad Deal -- To Marvel At -- A Coin Toss For Your Soul -- A Thief Boldly Said To The Judge -- No Conflict With Anything I Do -- A Shop That Gave Free Food -- Wherever You Sit -- The Partner Of Your Affection -- The Snow Leopard -- Where The Sultan Drank -- A Man On A Galloping Horse -- Try To Be The Least In Need -- Our Sounds -- A Lion Skillfully Painted -- Things Are Such -- Come To Their Senses -- Each Time -- Knowing Your Great Accomplishments -- The Resurrection Took Place In You -- Without A Lot Of Hoopla -- Never Too Busy To Chat.
Wandering About The House -- Float On Your Back A While -- Lovers In Their Right Mind -- Help Me Figure This Out -- Take This For An Example -- Don't Tell Anyone About This -- Beyond The Mosque -- In Any Of My Myriad Forms -- Quiet Enough To Hear -- Together Through The Years -- A Field Can Bloom -- Won't Three Of Us Fit? -- In A Vase -- Should Ring A Temple Bell -- A Voice That Calms -- Planning A Great Trip -- Even If You Were A Sex Addict -- One Day I Concluded -- Get Your Ass Away From Me -- Who Is Left Standing? -- Your Charms May Quadruple -- Empty It Out In Front Of Me -- Individualistic -- Swat Team -- Thousand Years Of Foreplay -- The Seven Pillars Of Rumi -- Pick The Lock -- The China Doll In Us -- A Rare Bread In Egypt -- Shit! What Happened? -- Worthy Of A Tattoo, Anywhere -- I Could Say You Are Trespassing Right Now -- Between You And The Street -- Where Nothing Needs Repairs.
What Isn't Booby Trapped? -- We Exchanged Rings -- Betterment Of All Betterments -- The Beautiful Face -- Mount Sinai -- If Someone Tends Us -- Their Secret Was -- In Places You Can't Reach -- The Mayor And His Wife -- Move Closer To The River -- Drag Me Across The Sky -- A Baby Monkey -- Lovers Touching -- We Started Off Pure Gold -- A Smart Prayer -- The Camel Wakes -- Strange How My Powers Increase -- The Avalanche Of Wings -- Let Someone Sober Worry About That -- The Whole Place Is A Man-Eater -- Be Like The Cat -- To Help The Village Survive -- Give His Ears A Rub -- The Rose Is Afraid Of Winter -- The Bottom Line Of Poetry -- Hell, I Am All Over The Place -- Once Before You Die -- Your Breath Upon Me -- A'ishah -- The Mill Has No Grudge -- In Our Own Backyard -- I Would Give My Life For This -- When Names Were Not -- If You Are Ever In Need -- Where I Am Placing You -- Fly Heavenward Dear -- Now Close The Book.
Subject Islamic poetry, Persian -- Translations into English.
Islamic poetry, Persian. (OCoLC)fst00980025
Genre/Form Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
Added Author Ladinsky, Daniel James.
Barton, Nancy Owen.
Added Title Works. Selections. English. 2012
ISBN 9780143121619
0143121618
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