Rumi: Swallowing the Sun by Franklin D. Lewis (Hardcover)

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Rumi: Swallowing the Sun is a collection of poems by the 13th-century Persian poet Jalal al-Din Rumi, translated by Franklin D. Lewis. The collection was first published in 2007 and has since been praised for its beauty, clarity, and insight into Rumi’s spiritual teachings.

The poems in Swallowing the Sun explore a wide range of themes, including love, loss, longing, and the search for truth and meaning. Rumi’s language is often sensual and evocative, and his images are drawn from the natural world, human relationships, and religious traditions.

Lewis’s translations are praised for their faithfulness to Rumi’s original text and for their ability to convey the poet’s emotional intensity and spiritual depth. Swallowing the Sun is a valuable introduction to the work of one of the world’s greatest poets.