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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Amanda Holmes, the author of the novel I Know Where I Am When I’m Falling, is a book club facilitator for Fairfax County Public Library. Read her book reviews and feature column at the Washington Independent Review of Books.