Hafiz 2014 Wall Calendar
Hafiz, whose given name was Shams-ud-din Muhammad (ca. 1320-1389), is the most beloved Persian poet. He lived in the beautiful garden city Shiraz, where he became a famous spiritual teacher. His Divan (collected poems) is a classic in the literature of Sufism and mystical verse.Daniel Ladinsky is an American writer and poet known for his inspired renderings of Sufi poetry. Born and raised in the Midwest, Ladinsky spent six years in Western India, where he worked in a rural clinic free to the poor and lived with the disciples and family of Meher Baba. Ladinsky has published several volumes of his versions of Hafiz s poetry, includingThe Gift, The Subject Tonight Is LoveandI Heard God Laughing. His most recent books areA Year with Hafiz: Daily Contemplations(2011) andThe Purity of Desire: 100 Poems by Rumi(2012).