{"product_id":"painting-from-the-palette-of-love-the-mystical-poetry-of-kabir-paperback","title":"Painting from the Palette of Love: The Mystical Poetry of Kabir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Rain Crowe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWrap yourself in the boundless love of the Divine with the mystical poetry of renowned Sufi saint Kabir, here brought to life for modern readers by acclaimed poet Thomas Rain Crowe​.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"When you've come all this way to the ocean of happiness, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo not return home thirsty with an empty cup. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWake up! Here is some pure water, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrink as much as you can!\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe enigmatic Indian mystical poet Kabir stands among the greatest spiritual thinkers of human history. At once a Sufi, Hindu, and unbounded disciple of the universal Divine, Kabir and his songs of union and ecstasy lead us beyond our preconceived biases about truth and reality--and invite us to see our life, through his eyes, as an ego-shattering and incomparably joyful dance with the Beloved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 65-poem collection of Kabir's most rapturous spiritual songs, rendered into modern language by acclaimed poet and Sufi performing artist Thomas Rain Crowe, is brought to life in fresh, evocative language bursting with mystical power. Striking and profound, Crowe's inspired and poetic adaptations offer a sumptuous taste of true reality--beyond boundaries and in joyful embrace of life and our world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHOMAS RAIN CROWE is an internationally published author, editor, and translator of more than thirty books, including the multi-award-winning nature memoir \u003ci\u003eZoro's Field: My Life in the Appalachian Woods \u003c\/i\u003e(2005); an anthology of contemporary Celtic-language poets titled \u003ci\u003eWriting the Wind: A Celtic Resurgence \u003c\/i\u003e(1997); a collection of original verse, \u003ci\u003eThe Laugharne \u003c\/i\u003ePoems, written at the Dylan Thomas Boathouse in Laugharne, Wales (1997); two volumes of translations of the poetry of the Sufi poet Hafiz--\u003ci\u003eIn Wineseller's Street \u003c\/i\u003e(Iran Books) and \u003ci\u003eDrunk on the Wine of the Beloved \u003c\/i\u003e(Shambhala Publications); and \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Work: Poems of Hafiz\u003c\/i\u003e, a work of poetry and music (Fern Hill Records, 1999). He has been an editor of major literary and cultural journals and anthologies and is the founder and pub-lisher of New Native Press (www.newnativepress.org). He lived in San Francisco during the 1970s, working alongside the people cited in his book \u003ci\u003eStarting from San Francisco: The Baby Beat Generation and the Second San Francisco Renaissance \u003c\/i\u003e(Third Mind Books, 2018), and was an original member of the group responsible for the resurrection of \u003ci\u003eBeatitude \u003c\/i\u003emagazine during those years. A longtime resident of the southern Appalachians, he lives in the Tuckasegee watershed in the \"Little Canada\" community of Jackson County in western North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 6.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765202583840,"sku":"9781645471868","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3fe12600dbeb7f9a8927b2d58f797c58.webp?v=1780263601","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/painting-from-the-palette-of-love-the-mystical-poetry-of-kabir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}