Rumi
By Dunja S.
 

the best selling poet in America

sources and additional information
http://www.rumifest.org/ A short summary of Rumi’s life and the publicity page for the Rumi Festival in Chapel Hill last year.

http://www.rumionfire.com/ Include two different translations of dozens Rumi’s works with many links and additional information on him and those associated with him.

http://www.armory.com/~thrace/sufi/ Thousands of Rumi’s poems and explains all aspects of his life.

http://www.indranet.com/potpourri/poetry/rumi/rumi.html A few poems and a brief history

http://www.mevlana.net/  A site owned by Rumi and the Mevlana family that tells about their beliefs, dancing, Rumi’s life and all of his descendants.

http://www.geocities.com/my_maulana/html/rumi-1.htm Many, many poems and discourses by Rumi and many links to additional information

http://www.rassouli.com/rumi.htm  Abstract art inspired by Rumi’s poetry

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/rumimevlev.html A collection of links

http://www.digiserve.com/mystic/Muslim/Rumi/index.html Different short quotations, mostly from The Essential Rumi

http://www.whatsgoingon.com/coolest/place/20001020/ Further explanation of Whirling Dervishes

http://www.1-globe.com/konya.htm  history of Konya in 1200’s

http://members.tripod.com/gpf/worldhistory.html Somewhat of a journal from a couple’s visit to Konya, Turkey which explains what they learned about Rumi.