Poetry
One book, one question a day
The Prophet
What is the eternal meaning hidden within the ordinary moments of love, joy, sorrow, and labor?
MIDDLE-EASTGitanjali
Where lies the path to lay down our endless desires and face the tranquil divinity within ourselves?
INDIAThe Rubaiyat
In this impermanent life, are you fully embracing and enjoying the fleeting moment of today?
MIDDLE-EASTThe Divine Comedy
When wandering through the dark wood of my life, who is the guide that leads me?
EUROPELeaves of Grass
Am I fully affirming the vast universe hidden within me and singing my own song?
USDuino Elegies
Within the finitude of life, what can I truly call beautiful?
EUROPEClassic of Poetry
How different are the joys and sorrows of people millennia ago from my own heart today?
EAST-ASIAMasnavi
Is my soul singing a song of deep longing for its origin?
MIDDLE-EASTThe Rubaiyat
Are you missing the wine of this moment by worrying about a tomorrow that hasn't arrived?
MIDDLE-EASTThe Masnavi
Where is the ultimate love that will quench the deep thirst of my soul?
MIDDLE-EASTLeaves of Grass
Am I affirming the universe within me and singing to the world with my own voice?
USThe Flowers of Evil
Can we find beauty even in ugliness and despair?
FRANCEThe Gulistan
How does the wisdom of life blossom not in grand theories but in everyday experiences?
MIDDLE-EASTFirst Dream
How far can the flight of the human soul reach in its quest for knowledge beyond physical limits?
USBeowulf
How does unyielding valor in the face of inevitable fate and death become a myth?
EUROPEThe Kalevala
What salvation do song and magic offer to humans living in a barren nature?
EUROPEThe Lusiads
Where does the reckless pioneering spirit of humans heading toward the stormy seas lead?
EUROPEThe Conference of the Birds
What do we ultimately face at the end of the journey to find our true self?
MIDDLE-EASTMan'yōshū
How did the ancients sing of nature and love?
EAST-ASIAThe Silence of Love
How is lost love sublimated into great hope?
KOREAThe Song of Roland
Can the values of honor and loyalty remain unbroken even in the face of death?
EUROPETheogony
What meaning does the universe's origin, from Chaos to Cosmos, bring to our lives?
EUROPELayla and Majnun
How does an unreachable, absolute love drive a human soul to madness and yet save it?
MIDDLE-EASTThe Nibelungenlied
How do heroic honor and fatal betrayal lead an entire era to its doom?
EUROPELyrical Ballads
How does the language of everyday life become great poetry that awakens a barren soul?
EUROPESongs of Innocence and of Experience
How do the clarity of a child and the cruelty of a beast coexist within the human soul?
EUROPEBustan
How can one maintain compassion and wisdom even amidst life's harsh trials?
MIDDLE-EAST