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Shady W asked:


I saw this poem today in a bookshop, when I browsed through a book without buying it. I wrote down what I remembered of the first verse:

There is no death in nature,
Nor a grave that’s set apart,
Should the month of April vanish,
Gifts of joy do not depart.

I have Googled it, but can’t find the thing to save my life.

18
Nov

Where can I purchase Abdul-Rahman Jami\’s poetry?

   Posted by: lobo   in Poetry

Gie asked:

Where can I purchase an English language book of poems by the 15th century Persian poet Abdul-Rahman Jami? - Due to his antiquity and cultural origins it is impossible to find a collected book of verse by him in London bookshops or on the internet - help would be greatly appreciated…