Rumi : poet of the heart

Rumi Poet of the heart

DVD - 2004

A celebration of the earthy, joyous, and spiritual passion of the 13th century Persian Sufi poet Rumi. Rumi's poetry, with its emphasis on the mysteries of love, is reaching deeper into the western psyche. Rumi was also founder of the whirling dervishes whose trancelike ritual dance has influenced western artists. Features Coleman Barks, the preeminent contemporary translator of Rumi's poetry, in live performance and intimate conversation.

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Subjects
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, > Maulana, > 1207-1273.
Barks, Coleman > Interviews.
Sufis > Biography.
Sufi poetry, Persian > Translations into English.
Poetry > Translating.
Documentary films.
Published
San Anselmo, CA : Magnolia Films 2004, c1998.
Language
English
Other Authors
Maulana Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, 1207-1273 (-), Haydn Reiss, Debra Winger, 1955-, Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Huston Smith, Deepak Chopra, Michael Meade, 1944-
Item Description
Videodisc release of the 1998 film.
Funding provided by the Friends of Poetry and The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry.
Special features: interviews with & poetry readings by Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Deepak Chopra, Michael Meade.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD)(58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Production Credits
Narrator, Debra Winger ; editor, Andrew Gersh ; director of photography, Eli Adler.

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