Latest Episodes
March 11, 2024
Episode 6: 'Attar
Professors Nicholas Boylston and Cyrus Zargar explore the striking poetry of ‘Attar of Nishapur, an seminal Persian Sufi poet and master of the Persian...
01:02:06
March 11, 2024
Episode 5: Sa'di
Professors Fatemeh Keshavarz and Cyrus Zargar explore the poetry of Sa‘di, the traveling poet of 7th/13th-century Shiraz known for his fluid and natural style,...
01:05:06
March 11, 2024
Episode 4: Ibn al-Farid
. Professors James Morris and Arjun Nair discuss the poetry of the “Sultan of Lovers,” ‘Umar ibn al-Farid, the 7th/13th-century Egyptian poet whose qasidas...
01:35:20
March 11, 2024
Episode 3: Sana'i
Professors Nicholas Boylston and Parisa Zahiremami discuss the poetry and legacy of Hakim Sana’i, the seminal Persian Sufi and court poet of the 11th-12th...
01:02:18
March 11, 2024
Episode 2: al-Hallaj
Professors Carl Ernst and Cyrus Zargar discuss the poetry and singular legacy of al-Hallaj, the famous early Sufi poet and teacher who became legendary...
00:43:39
March 10, 2024
Episode 1: Rumi
Professors Fatemeh Keshavarz and James Morris explore the poetry of Rumi, a famous Islamic scholar and Sufi master whose profound Persian poetry was widely-revered...
01:24:28