The Long Journey Home | Attar’s “The Conference of the Birds” | Spotlight
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2022
- Poet Sholeh Wolpé honors the enduring wisdom of Attar’s twelfth-century, Sufi epic, “The Conference of the Birds.” Through her lauded translation, or recreation, of the poem and a newly developed musical performance, The Seven Valleys, Wolpé brings Attar's story of the search for divine meaning to new audiences.
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Thank you for your work , passion and creativity.
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Thank you for sharing your passion for this poem
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