Yunus Emre

The Drop That Became the Sea: Lyric Poems
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • another priceless gem by a great Master & contemporary of Rumi's
  • A perfect poetry book
  • Sufi poetry for "common folk" - a must read
 The Drop That Became the Sea: Lyric Poems
Yunus Emre , Kabir Helminski , and Refik Algan
Manufacturer: Shambhala
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 093966030X
Release Date: 1999-09-12

Book Description

     This collection of poems introduces a general readership to Yunus Emre (1240-1321), called the "greatest folk poet in Islam." An unlettered Turkish shepherd who sang mystical songs that are still popular today, he was the first in a great tradition of Turkish Sufi troubadours who celebrated the Divine Presence as the intimate Beloved and Friend. Yunus's verse conveys the spirit and philosophy of Islamic mysticism in simple, earthy language.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars another priceless gem by a great Master & contemporary of Rumi's.......2005-09-18

This was such a gem to discover that I felt the need to add to the only 2 reviews included so far. If you like Rumi and other such poets, I think you will equally adore this book despite their having very different styles. The best way to give you a quick sense of Yunus is that when Rumi asked him what he thought of Rumi's 6-book masterpiece, the Mathnawi, he simply said "It's a little long. I would have written it differently." "Oh, how so?" Rumi asked. "I would have written: I came from eternity, clothed myself with skin and bones and called myself 'Yunus'." What I love about these priceless treasures is that you get more and more from them each time you read them so the power and delight are literally endless - my ideal type of book.

5 out of 5 stars A perfect poetry book.......1999-02-08

I love Yunus Emre The Turkish best poet about mystic poetries. I highly recommend: Get this book and read it. I am sure you 'll love him, too.

5 out of 5 stars Sufi poetry for "common folk" - a must read.......1998-03-07

Generally when we think of Sufi and Hindu devotional poetry a small set of names come to mind - Attar, Rumi, Kabir, Mirabai ...; Yunus Emre is certainly not among those names although he deserves to be. He composed in a Turkic language, a language family noted for its love of language, its wordplay and doubling. This is poetry of the highest quality with a down to earth touch resonating with divine love imagery. A must read for anyone interested in religious poetry, bhakti poetry or Sufism.
The City of the Heart: Yunus Emre's Verses of Wisdom and Love
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    		The City of the Heart: Yunus Emre's Verses of Wisdom and Love
    Yunus Emre
    Manufacturer: Element Books
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    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 1852303336
    The Wandering Fool, Sufi Poems of a Thirteenth-Century Turkish Dervish
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      		The Wandering Fool, Sufi Poems of a Thirteenth-Century Turkish Dervish
      Yunus Emre , and Yunus
      Manufacturer: Cadmus Editions
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      Binding: Paperback

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      ASIN: 0932274382
      Yunus Emre: Selected poems (Youth and public books series)
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        		Yunus Emre: Selected poems (Youth and public books series)
        Yunus Emre
        Manufacturer: Ministry of Culture, Turkish Republic
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Unknown Binding

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        ASIN: 9751705665
        Yunus Emre: Secme siirler = selected poems = poemes choisis = ausgewahlte Gedichte (Eskisehir Valiligi yayinlari)
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          		Yunus Emre: Secme siirler = selected poems = poemes choisis = ausgewahlte Gedichte (Eskisehir Valiligi yayinlari)
          Yunus Emre
          Manufacturer: Eskisehir Valiligi
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Unknown Binding

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          ASIN: B0006EYXK8
          Yunus Emre divani (Klasik Turk eserleri dizisi)
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            		Yunus Emre divani (Klasik Turk eserleri dizisi)
            Yunus Emre
            Manufacturer: Kultur Bakanligi
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            ASIN: 9751708001
            Poésie populaire des Turcs
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              		Poésie populaire des Turcs
              Karadja-Oghlan , Gérard Chaliand , Pir Sultan Abdal , and Yunus Emre
              Manufacturer: Presses Universitaires de Lyon (PUL)
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Paperback
              ASIN: 2729703705
              Risaletu'n-nushiyye (Turk halk klasikleri serisi)
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                		Risaletu'n-nushiyye (Turk halk klasikleri serisi)
                Yunus Emre
                Manufacturer: Turkiye Diyanet Vakfi
                ProductGroup: Book
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                ASIN: 9753891539
                Le livre de l'amour sublime
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                  		Le livre de l'amour sublime
                  Yunus Emre , Dominique Halbout du Tanney , and Pierre Seghers
                  Manufacturer: Robert Laffont
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Hardcover

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                  ASIN: 2221051645
                  Yunus Emre: Arastirma ve siirlerinden guldeste (Indiana Universitesi Turkce Programi yayinlari)
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                    		Yunus Emre: Arastirma ve siirlerinden guldeste (Indiana Universitesi Turkce Programi yayinlari)
                    Yunus Emre
                    Manufacturer: Indiana Universitesi ve Pan Yayincilik
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                    ASIN: 9757652113

                    Authors:

                    1. Yeats, William Butler
                    2. Yee, Paul
                    3. Yevtushenko, Yevgeny
                    4. Yorke, Christy
                    5. Yunus Emre

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