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“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.

Permission required for reprinting, reproducing, or other uses.

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.

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