This is a dangerous book. Great poetry calls into question not less than everything. It dares us to break free from the safe strategies of the cautious mind. It opens us to pain and joy and delight. It amazes, startles, pierces, and transforms us. It can lead to communion and grace. Through the voices of ten inspiring poets and his own reflections, the author of Sacred America shows how poetry illuminates the eternal feelings and desires that stir the human heart and soul. These poems explore such universal themes as the awakening of wonder, the longing for love, the wisdom of dreams, and the courage required to live an authentic life. In thoughtful commentary on each work, Housden offers glimpses into his personal spiritual journey and invites readers to contemplate the significance of the poet's message in their own lives. In Ten Poems to Change Your Life, Roger Housden shows how these astonishing poems can inspire you to live what you always knew in your bones but never had the words for. "The Journey" by Mary Oliver "Last Night as I Was Sleeping" by Antonio Machado "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman "Zero Circle" by Rumi "The Time Before Death" by Kabir "Ode to My Socks" by Pablo Neruda "Last Gods" by Galway Kinnell "For the Anniversary of My Death" by W. S. Merwin "Love After Love" by Derek Walcott "The Dark Night" by St. John of the Cross Every great poem invites us to step beyond what we know, what we think we can dream or dare. Great poetry is a catalyst for change: a change of mind, a change of heart, a change of life- and yes, over and over, again and again, with each new reading, and each new phase of our journey. That's why poetry is dangerous. It gives voice to our unspoken dreams; it is a mirror to our own deepest joys, desires, and sorrows. It can tip us over into a new life, into a new way of seeing and being, that a moment ago we might even have had no words for. In this new volume of his Ten Poems series, Roger Housden takes ten great poems and in personal, intimate es

En la tradición de El alquimista y de Siddartha, En busca de Rumi es una encantadora y memorable historia para todos, una historia que le hechizará quedándose grabada en su memoria para siempre.En esta historia inolvidable, un incansable joven se siente conmovido por la poesía extática del místico sufí Rumi y se embarca en una peregrinación que cambiará su vida. «Georgiou abrió el libro y lo apoyó en la taza de café. Sus ojos fueron a dar sobre estas breves líneas:Todas las partículas del mundoestán enamoradas y buscan amantes.Las briznas de paja tiemblanen presencia del ámbar.Leyó dos veces los versos y, luego, lentamente, dejó el libro sobre la mesa. Un escalofrío le recorrió el cuerpo, a pesar de que la mañana era ciertamente cálida. Las palabras de Rumi le habían alcanzado profundamente, y habían tocado una ternura que estaba más allá de todas sus preguntas, más allá de su ardor y de su deseo de vivir. Dos lágrimas cayeron por sus mejillas. Ese poeta, un extraño, le conocía como nadie. Por eso y miles de otras razones, tenía que buscarle, llegar a su tumba y hacerse con su secreto.»