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Poetry Reading by Shanid.
RUMI (1207-1273)
Born Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Rumi in Balkh, (present day) Afghanistan. Rumi's parents spoke Persian; his father was a noted scholar and theologian. Married Gauhar Khatub in 1224. Rumi was educated in Aleppo and Damascus to be a scholar and a teacher; in 1231 he took over his father's role in a school in Konya. In 1240/41, Rumi became an Islamic Jurist which meant that he now gave religious sermons in addition to his role as teacher. Rumi started to write poetry in 1244 after striking up a friendship with a holy man, Shams-al-Din-Tabrizi. The two men lived closely together for two months before Rumi's family and/or followers drove Shams from the city. Through talking with Shams, Rumi determined that poetry was a way for him to communicate directly with God. Rumi's writing was prolific; it is estimated that he wrote 30,000 verses in the following decades. Died in 1273 at Konya, Turkey. Rumi has been translated by many notable scholars; Coleman Barks has done most to popularise the name of Rumi in recent years. Rumi is recognised as the most celebrated Sufi poet in the Persian Language and is frequently referred to as the bestselling poet in the world.
Further reading:
'Rumi - Selected Poems' (translated by Coleman Barks) (Penguin Classics)
'Rumi: Bridge to the Soul' (translated by Coleman Barks) (Harper Collins)