A rich collection that brings the great Sufi poet Hafiz to Western readers, from bestselling poet Daniel Ladinsky Perhaps more than any other Persian poet, it is Hafiz who most fully accesses the mystical, healing dimensions of verse. Acclaimed poet Daniel Ladinsky has made it his life's work to create modern, inspired renderings of the world's most profound spiritual poetry. Through Ladinsky's renderings, Hafiz's voice comes alive across the centuries, singing his timeless message of love. With this stunning collection, Ladinsky has once again succeeded brilliantly in capturing the essence of one of Islam's greatest poetic and spiritual voices. "Ladinsky is a master who will be remembered for finally bringing Hafiz alive in the West." -Alexandra Marks, The Christian Science Monitor

The Subject Tonight Is LoveIntroductionWhere Dolphins DanceThe Woman I LoveForgiveness Is the CashAll the HemispheresThe VegetablesAt This PartyWhy All This Talk?In a Handful of GodBecause of Our WisdomWe Keep Each Other HappyCastrating an EgoThis Place Where You Are Right NowIn a Tree HouseWe Are a Couple of Barroom SailorsNo Other Kind of LightNot with WingsVenus Just Asked MeThe Size of the Love BruiseThe Theater of FreedomYou Say, I SayWhere Do You Think You Will Be?The Day SkyAmong Strong MenBeautiful HandsOld Sweet BeggarOut of the Mouths of a Thousand BirdsI Knew We Would Be FriendsBuild a House for MenThat Sounds WonderfulA Singing Cleaning WomanYour Shape of LaughterSomething I Have LearnedAnd a Big Herd of Sweet GoatsNarrow the DifferenceThe Small Table of Time and SpaceThe Happy VirusThe Wonderful LawlessnessThey Call to You to SingYour MedicineIt Happens All the Time in HeavenThe Guardians of His BeautyThe Subject Tonight Is LoveI Saw You DancingNever Say It Is Not GodAbsolutely ClearTen Thousand IdiotsTo Anything That MovedCarrying GodI Cherish Your EarsDeepening the WonderWill Beat You UpI Follow BarefootJoin Me in the Pure AtmosphereSome Angels GrumblePlaying in the BrillianceLike the GangesAnd Acting So CoolA Potted PlantJust Sit ThereA Suspended Blue Ocean