First U.S. publication of one of Iran's most important contemporary poets. This edition includes an essay/introduction by Kazim Ali.

GOD WANTS TO QUENCH YOUR SPIRITUAL THIRST.* Do you ever feel spiritually "dry"?* Do you want a deeper, more personal relationship with God?* Do you want to be emotionally whole? Oasis for My Soul is a collection of poems, poetic prayers, praise and scripturally based inspirational writings intended to feed your spirit and refresh your soul. If you are having a spiritual "dry spell," the power-packed entries will hydrate, nourish, encourage, and inspire you to develop a deeper and more satisfying relationship with the Master, the true Oasis for our souls. You will be challenged to move to a higher plane in your walk with Christ through the writings, thought-provoking journaling exercises, and pertinent prayers that will help you to:* Receive a new level of spiritual awareness. * Enhance your personal and spiritual growth.* Build self-esteem and aggressively move toward wholeness.* Maintain faith and hope in difficult times.* Challenge the devil's negative "thought bombs." Tracey L. Moore (a.k.a. The Purposeful Poet) wants to take you down a spiritually poetic trail and challenge you to be your best for Christ. She holds a Master's degree in Christian Counseling from Oral Roberts University and currently resides in Norfolk, Virginia. Learn more about Tracey at www.TraceyLMoore.com

"The Oasis of Light" presents the adventurous journey of the human soul while it transcends through the narrow path of salvation. This is a captivating and inspiring book that will help readers get in touch with their faith in ways that they previously would never imagine. Alin Deak masterfully presents this journey through breathtaking writing, creating a spiritual experience like no other. The love stories, the battles, the sacrifice, and the virtues presented in this book will reanimate your soul and spark your curiosity to understand the true meaning of life. Ultimately, we all need to raise our eyes toward the sky and remember that our soul's complex expression is what makes us unique.

A collection of dated reflections of a mental health journey from worrier to warrior, of a black female manager working in the caring services throughout England and Northern Ireland during 2016 -2018. The collection includes published poems. The reflections indicate and are comprised of the frustrations of a black female manager for her teams and co-workers in trying to work as part of a committed team within a predominantly dominated white senior management team; cultural( black British) upbringing and family joys; moments of meditation and humorous pastimes as well as general reflections on the relative benefits of broadening interactions and her experiences of travel (including excursions throughout Europe) during holiday breaks

A collection of poems written by a fellow traveler through life and the author's experiences on the journey. The poems reflect themes of mysticism, despair, illumination, happiness, truth, beauty, and love.

The Iranian poet and painter Sohrab Sepehri (1928-1980) is revered today for many of the things he was criticized for during his lifetime. Born and raised in the ancient city of Kashan, he was educated in Tehran and travelled widely. A gentle introvert by nature, he was accused of escapism when his reaction to the world around him was to go back to nature, mysticism and mythology, poetry and painting. This mystic of the twentieth century seeks a light that radiates from the individual soul and ultimately affects its relationship with others and the world around it. While Rumi, the mystic of the thirteenth century, dances, sings, and chants out loud that he comes from the world of spirit and is a stranger in the world of matter, Sepehri, quietly aware of humanity in a milieu alien to its physical, psychological, and spiritual needs, in poetry and painting, appeared to stroke human consciousness into a tranquility, almost a state of beatitude, which nevertheless is never quite free of the ongoing struggle for "awareness, understanding and illumination." Sepehri had a free and sometimes convoluted approach to the verities of life, insisting that the book of everyday "illusions" must be closed and ... ... one must rise And walk along the stretch of time, Look at the flowers, hear the enigma. One must run until the end of being ... One must sit close to the unfolding, Some place between rapture and illumination. (Both Line and Space. Bk.8) In this fresh translation, Bahiyeh Afnan Shahid successfully conveys the meaning, feelings, and sensitivity of the Persian original allowing the reader to appreciate the pertinence of Sepehri to the twenty-first century.Sohrab Sepehri, poet and painter, was born in Kashan, Iran in 1928 and was claimed by cancer in 1980. He had an upbringing that tried to discipline and shape him, whether at home or at school, but he was not exactly a conformist. He was an intelligent, sensitive, artistically gifted, poetically expressive, somewhat withdrawn, soft-spoken human being. Sepehri started painting and writing poetry at an early age. He excelled at both. For both he received acclaim and criticism. Now he is enshrined as one of the foremost Iranian poets and painters of the twentieth century. This modern-day aref (mystic), poet. and painter is convincingly sincere in his heartfelt and touching approach to the way we must look at our world, and our fellow humans, in these stressful, problematic times.

Presents a collection of poems by American poet Frederick Seidel.