Name: A meditation on Rumi and the power of poetry
Uploaded: 2024-02-29T15:39:30Z
Duration: 9 min 49 s
Description: In an ode to the Persian language, author Leili Anvar unfurls the work of 13th-century mystic poet Rumi and reflects on how poetry gives meaning to our lives.

In an ode to the Persian language, author Leili Anvar unfurls the work of 13th-century mystic poet Rumi and reflects on how poetry gives meaning to our lives.

A meditation on Rumi and the power of poetry

The enduring force of poetry can turn exile and longing into sources of meaning and inner strength. When displaced from her homeland at age 15, the speaker realized her true treasure was not material but the Persian language and its poetic tradition. Rumi’s verses on separation and love, first heard in war-torn Tehran, became a lifelong anchor. Poetry, like music, offers solace, connection, and a path to rediscover home within oneself.

Exile Transforms Loss Into Beauty Through The Power Of Poetry

*Contes des sages persans*

*Rûmî*