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The Essential Rumi

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by Coleman Barks

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Is Rumi appropriate for a 14 year old boy who is interested in poetry?
Tamzir If he is interested in poetry, go ahead, give him Rumi. Not all adult people understand Rumi either. So, don't worry at all. Eventually, he will start…moreIf he is interested in poetry, go ahead, give him Rumi. Not all adult people understand Rumi either. So, don't worry at all. Eventually, he will start seeing the beauty in it I hope.

Remember? we had to read poetry even when we didn't understand it? Now we do a bit, right? : )

Above all, Rumi won't hurt anyone. He is harmless. : )(less)
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Does it have an end? No. This is a reference book. You never finish it, or you start it afresh. The nice thing is that it is not about quotations. It has loose ends. Sometimes you take one side, another time another...
Gustavo von Bischoffshausen Treue. True. Very enlightening poetry prose. Gustavo
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