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| Rumi-mania | By Chris Lindsey Sun, September 30, 2007, 12:01 am PDT |
 Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī |
"Drumsound rises on the air, its throb, my heart. A voice inside the beat says, 'I know
you're tired, but come, this is the way.'" The words of a raver? Jack Kerouac? Not quite.
"Who says words with my
mouth? Who looks out with my eyes? ... This poetry, I never know what I am going
to say. I don't plan it." A freestyle rapper? An improvisational
jazz musician? Not even close.
These lines, evoking familiar scenes of
modern life, were penned in the 13th
century by Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī: Sufi
theologian, original Whirling Dervish,
and America's
best-selling poet. Rumi celebrates his 800th birthday on September 30. And how does one honor an 800-year-old poet? UNESCO declared 2007 International
Rumi Year, Philip Glass composed
music around his words, Donna Karan played Rumi recitations on the runway, and
Madonna and Demi Moore sang his verses with Deepak Chopra. Even famed Rumi translator Coleman
Barks marvels at the Rumi-mania and the universal appeal of his poetry. "I
know these dancers," Rumi might have responded. "Day and night I sing their songs in this phenomenal cage."
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