Read Me a Poem

“The Guest House” by Rumi

By Amanda Holmes | February 23, 2021
An Ottoman era manuscript depicting Rumi and Shams-e Tabrizi (Wikimedia Commons)
An Ottoman era manuscript depicting Rumi and Shams-e Tabrizi (Wikimedia Commons)

Amanda Holmes reads Rumi’s poem, “The Guest House,” translated by Coleman Barks. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.

This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.

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