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Rumi's Poetry

In Our Time

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The Popularity of the Masnevi in Persia

It's quite difficult to assess how popular roome was in his own lifetime. Overthe over the centuries, his work permeated. I mean, he became the leading figure in persian poetry culture. Certainly he is the greatest and mystical poet ever. But i find the the masnevi has a very meandering discourse which is a verywell but i get drowned in that ocean that allan mentioned. Yes.

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