num_pages: 128
description: This Rumi collection features selections from one of the world's great spiritual masterpieces, the Mathnawi . The Mathnawi consists of six volumes of poetry in rhyme—over fifty-one thousand verses—inspired by folklore, the Qur'an, stories of saints and teachers, and sayings of Muhammed. Rendered by Rumi's premier English translators, these excerpts from the Mathnawi are presented in American free-verse style.
language: English
title: This Longing: Poetry, Teaching Stories, and Letters
titlecomplete: This Longing: Poetry, Teaching Stories, and Letters
genres: Classics, History, Religion, Spirituality, Poetry
ratings_count: 82
publisher: Shambhala