Who was Kahlil Gibran? The Prophet was his masterpiece.

Join me in this episode as we journey through Kahlil Gibran's life, guided by the pages of a biography written by Suheil Bushrui and Joe Jenkins.

0:00 Maybe you know him...
0:54 The Biography by Gibran Suheil Bushrui and Joe Jenkins
1:25 A short life of 48 years
2:07 The beginnings a young immigrant boy
4:18 The influence of Fred Holland Day
5:36 Back to Lebanon - His mentor Yusuf Haddad
7:55 A multitude of mentors an influences
10:38 The relevance for Kahlil Gibran in today's world
11:14 A fragile health and early death
11:54 The Prophet - His most famous work
14:11 The meaning of The Prophet to me
15:18 The power of Poetry

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