Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved 100 Poems of Hafiz

by Hafiz; Crowe, Thomas Rain

• ISBN13: 9781570628535
• ISBN10: 157062853X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-14
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

The Persian Sufi poet Hafiz (1326-1390) is a towering figure in Islamic literature-and in spiritual attainment as well. Known for his profound mystical wisdom combined with a sublime sensuousness, Hafiz was the supreme master of a poetic form known as theghazal(pronounced "guzzle"), an ode or song consisting of rhymed couplets celebrating divine love. In this selection of his poems, wine and the intoxication it brings are the image that expresses this love in all its joyful abandon, painful longing, bewilderment, and surrender. Through ninety-five free-verse renditions, we gain entry into the mystical world of Hafiz's Winehouse, with its happy minstrels, its bewitching Winebringer, and its companions in drunken longing whose hearts cry out, "More wine!" Thomas Rain Crowe brings a new dimension to our growing appreciation of Hafiz and his wise drunkard's advice to the seekers of God: In this world of illusion, take nothing other than this cup of wine; In this playhouse, don't play any games but love.

Author Biography

Thomas Rain Crowe is a poet, translator, editor, publisher, recording artist, and the author of ten books. Hailed as one of the "Baby Beats" of the 1970s, he has been described as "what happens when Kabir, Rumi, and Sydney Lanier meet the Dharma Bums." Crowe is a frequent performer at poetry festivals and Sufi events, reciting Hafiz poems to the musical accompaniment of his band, the Boatrockers. Among his recent books are In Wineseller's Street: Renderings of Hafiz and Water from the Moon. Thomas Crowe lives in Culowhee, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Wine and Love	xix
Meher Baba
Look at This Beauty	1	(1)
O Pilgrim	2	(1)
Writing in Code	3	(1)
A Bucket of Wine	4	(1)
Half-Hearted Hugs	5	(1)
I Heard the Rumor	6	(1)
The Gambler	7	(1)
O Preacher	8	(1)
Worthless	9	(1)
I've Got Everything I Need	10	(1)
I Said	11	(1)
Listen to My Pen's Advice	12	(1)
There is Nothing in This Well but Wind	13	(1)
Let Me Tell you the Truth	14	(1)
Learning How to Fly	15	(1)
Paradise Face	16	(1)
I've Said It Before and I'll Say It Again	17	(1)
In the School of Truth	18	(1)
I Have Become Famous	19	(1)
No Rosary or Holy Coat	20	(1)
The Monks in the Monastery	21	(1)
Plant the Tree of Friendship	22	(1)
The Only Dervish in the World Who Can't Dance	23	(1)
Finish This Poem	24	(1)
These Ghazals	25	(1)
Like the Morning Breeze	26	(1)
Even the Wealthy Read My Verse	27	(1)
The Rose	28	(1)
Good News!	29	(1)
Good Wine is Good Company	30	(1)
Hoping Beyond Hope	31	(1)
The Great Forgetter	32	(1)
Begging at the Winehouse Door	33	(1)
It is Time to Wake Up!	34	(1)
Come Back!	35	(1)
The Letter	36	(1)
Bound to Karma	37	(1)
Practice What you Preach	38	(1)
This Cup of Wine is Like Christ	39	(1)
Our Weeping Has Created Oceans	40	(1)
The Chessboard of Lovers	41	(1)
Look at This	42	(1)
Between Two Rivers	43	(1)
Bad News	44	(1)
River of Wine	45	(1)
No Guarantees	46	(1)
The Moon-Eyed Girl	47	(1)
On a Road Outside of Town	48	(1)
Talking to the Moon	49	(1)
In a State of Drunkenness	50	(1)
Forever Young	51	(1)
Singing Out of Key	52	(1)
In Hard Times Like These	53	(1)
From the Large Jug, Drink	54	(1)
This Coat Spun from the Beloved's Hair	55	(1)
True Love	56	(1)
Now I'm Homeless	57	(1)
Great Poems	58	(1)
The Cure for Blindness	59	(1)
Nothing	60	(1)
Sun Rays	61	(1)
This House Has Two Doors	62	(1)
This is a Party	63	(1)
For All This Writing	64	(1)
Alchemy	65	(1)
Speaking about the Sky	66	(1)
The Only Friends	67	(1)
The Ghost of the Winehouse	68	(1)
Playing the Game	69	(1)
Go Ask My Tears	70	(1)
Punishment	71	(1)
Hope	72	(1)
Magic Tricks	73	(1)
The Greater the Effort, the Worse the Pain	74	(1)
Strong Wine	75	(1)
The Pearl	76	(1)
The Essence of Grace	77	(1)
Forgiveness	78	(1)
The Poor and Pure of Heart	79	(1)
Waterboy of the Drunks	80	(1)
The Rose Garden	81	(1)
Don't Worry, Be Happy	82	(1)
Eclipse	83	(1)
A Flood of Tears	84	(1)
Ransom	85	(1)
The Drinker of Dregs	86	(1)
From the World of Mysteries	87	(2)
They've Locked Me Up	89	(1)
Be a Friend of Wine	90	(1)
Thirst	91	(1)
This is the Night of Love	92	(1)
Learning to Fly	93	(1)
Searching for Truth	94	(1)
The Cost of a Kiss	95	(1)
The Fortune-teller	96	(1)
No Fear	97	(1)
Writing Poems from the Light of Your Face	98	(1)
Perfect Songs	99	(1)
One Hundred Drops of Blood	100	(1)
The Proof	101	(2)
About Hafiz	103	(3)
About Thomas Rain Crowe	106