NPR mention of Blake (Mulvanerty 323)

[Mark and Jeanne Mulvanerty]

Hello friends,

 

My ears perked up today at the mention of Blake on this morning’s edition of “Here and Now” on NPR.  Coleman Barks, English interpreter and poet, has recently written a book called “Rumi, The Big Red Book.”  It is a translated version of the Muslim poet’s work.  In the interview, Coleman compares Rumi’s work to Blake and Whitman, calling them all “love crazy (with the world around them)”  but tempered with discipline and surrender.  It was fun to hear Blake’s name mentioned, since we had just read some of his work in the last few days.  If you would like to hear the full interview (it is about 10 minutes long), you can listen at http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2011/1/18/rumi-poetry .

 

Best,

Jeanne Mulvanerty

[Michelle Goff]

Wow that's pretty cool.

I watched some of it, Rumi definitly (now that I've heard it) sounds like Blake and Whitman.

Thanks for the information.

Michelle Goff 

On Jan 18, 2011, at 5:22 PM, Mark and Jeanne Mulvanerty wrote:

Hello friends,

 

My ears perked up today at the mention of Blake on this morning’s edition of “Here and Now” on NPR.  Coleman Barks, English interpreter and poet, has recently written a book called “Rumi, The Big Red Book.”  It is a translated version of the Muslim poet’s work.  In the interview, Coleman compares Rumi’s work to Blake and Whitman, calling them all “love crazy (with the world around them)”  but tempered with discipline and surrender.  It was fun to hear Blake’s name mentioned, since we had just read some of his work in the last few days.  If you would like to hear the full interview (it is about 10 minutes long), you can listen athttp://hereandnow.wbur.org/2011/1/18/rumi-poetry .

 

Best,

Jeanne Mulvanerty

[Samantha Ysais]

I just read a few poems by Rumi and there definitely are some
similarities between his writing style and that of Blake and Whitman.
Very interesting! Thanks for the tip.
Samantha Ysais, English 323

On Jan 18, 5:22 pm, "Mark and Jeanne Mulvanerty"