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A Room for Rumi (and other mystical poets)


This is not the place for “what you see is what you get” poetry. It is the pod for posting mystical poetry and discussing it.

I love the word “pod” for a place to discuss the poetry of Rumi and others like him. His poems begin as a holder of seeds, they become planted within you heart...(more)
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Metta : metaphorical longshoreman
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A Room for Rumi (and other mystical poets) A Room for Rumi (and other mystical poets)
a place to post and discuss poems by MiraBai  Go ▸
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Shanti : Wild Grace Shanti said: Thick overhead clouds of the monsoon, a delight to this feverish heart." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thick overhead clouds of the monsoon, a delight to this...
A place to post and discuss the poetry of Hafiz  Go ▸
  Recent conversation snippets: (more) 17 Posts 22 Replies
Alluvja : Love In Action Alluvja said: A New World By Hafiz (1320 - 1389) English version by Haleh Pourafzal and Roger Montgomery   Let's offer flowers, pour a cup...
A place to post and discuss the poetry of Rilke  Go ▸
  Recent conversation snippets: (more) 13 Posts 10 Replies
Shanti : Wild Grace Shanti said: and quite beautiful .  Although there are some bit's I don't quite get, perhaps something lost in the translation. Then other bits touch me...
A Place to Post Poems by Mary Oliver and Discuss Her Poetry  Go ▸
  Recent conversation snippets: (more) 11 Posts 11 Replies
Kundan : The Golden One Kundan said: Wow! I have not read this one before! This is such a beautiful poem! It moves my heart deeply and makes me wanna...
Jewish Tradition  Go ▸
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davie : laughter davie said: what happens next.
Sufi Tradition  Go ▸
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Carol : Seeker of Truth and Faith Carol said: Your heart is the browser. The Pathways are the search engine. The universe is the real Internet. And there are many addresses to...
Hinduism  Go ▸
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sherab : Myna Qui sherab said: The Gitanjali or `song offerings' by Rabindranath Tagore (1861--1941), Nobel prize for literature 1913... A collection of prose translations made by the author...
Christianity/Catholicism  Go ▸
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Metta : metaphorical longshoreman Metta said: amazing
Buddhism  Go ▸
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gary : generalist gary said: after 5 years of gathering & editing, i finally abandoned my anthology what book!? buddha poems from beat to hiphop to the publisher...
Post your own poetry here.  Go ▸
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streaming said: Deep, dark void inside me... I look directly into it and the emptiness that I am penetrates me, taking root in my brain...
Native American Poetry  Go ▸
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Metta : metaphorical longshoreman Metta said: lovley
Misc. Poetry  Go ▸
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Metta : metaphorical longshoreman Metta said: Thank you for posting this - it is wonderful - sorry for the belated reply
The place to post and discuss Sikh poetry  Go ▸
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Metta : metaphorical longshoreman Metta said: I love the Sikh verses...  they really have the key
A place to post Rumi's poetry and discuss it.  Go ▸
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Shanti : Wild Grace Shanti said: Who is this we, that saw no sign and hide? Water in metal, fire in rock. Rumi sings to my soul
Post and discuss poems from various Islamic & Arabic Poets.  Go ▸
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Jase : seeker Jase said: Love I have loved Thee with two loves - a selfish love and a love that is worthy of Thee. As for the...
Kabir  Go ▸
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Wanderer : . Wanderer said: A hundred woes arise from abusive words, From quarrels and fights, hatred and rancor. Those who submit to insult are devoted to God,...
Tell me what else you would like to see here!  Go ▸
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Kundan : The Golden One Kundan said: Hi Everyone! So I have just created a new group called "Heart-Centered Creative Writing Group" Please go here to check it out and...