What makes the words of Rumi so timeless? Perhaps it’s because he’s a master storyteller. Or because he passionately believes that spiritual awareness is both possible and necessary to authentic human existence. Some say he’s a romantic, others that he’s a mystic. Whatever the reason, his poems offer guidance for more mindful, conscious living. In this course, we’ll read aloud contemporary English renderings of some of Rumi’s poems as a prelude to talking about them.

Moderator: Cecil Albright has led ten poetry discussion groups for OLLI.