60 Wild and Sweet Love Poems by the Persian Poet Hafiz

Greetings: Joyful uplifting beautiful

United States on Jun 08, 2022

Shannon: I always enjoy Daniel's translations of the poet Hafiz!

United States on Apr 22, 2022

Javier G.: It is a beautiful collection with a nice translation

Germany on Jul 08, 2021

Catherine Seress, Author of The Secret Language of the Heart: I can not get enough of Daniel Ladinsky’s playful and joyful translations of historical poetry, especially Hafiz. I feel the emotions and import of each one, and am so forever grateful to have found this, and other Ladinsky works.

United States on Oct 07, 2020

Joseph J. Truncale: Lately, I have been purchasing and reading books on different kinds of poetry from around the world. I bought this 67 soft cover book (The subject tonight is love: 60 wild and sweet poems of Hafiz, translator: Daniel Ladinsky) on Amazon for a bargain price.

This beautiful poem collection is translated by Daniel Ladinsky. Hafiz is a fourteenth-century poet from Persia whose wonderful poems have withstood the test of time. This collection focuses on 60 unique poems. One of the things I like about these Hafiz poems is that most of them are the perfect length and flow beautifully when reading them out loud or silently. It is also easy to understand the meaning in these well-written poems.

This little book was a joy to read and if you are into ancient poetry from poems from all over the world and times, you should checkout this collection. The following two short poems is a sample of Hafiz’s work.
The Subject tonight is Love
The subject tonight is love
And for tomorrow night as well,
As a matter of fact
I know of no better topic
For us to discuss
Until we all...

United States on Apr 19, 2018

missmolly: I love Hafiz, and this book is delightful and never ceases to make me smile when I read it. He is a lover and a poet and Daniel Ladinsky shows this off in his inimitable way. I'm quite sure Hafiz would be very proud of the sensitive and colourful translations.

United Kingdom on Mar 17, 2018

RobinRedbird: I loaned my copy and can't remember to whom, so had to buy another one. The cover paper is not as good glossy quality as my last copy but the poems still rock. I have all three Ladinsky volumes of Hafiz and like to start my day with a dose of Hafiz. Scholarly complaints about the quality of the translations are bunk. Ladinsky has captured the essence of Hafiz's crazy wisdom and divine love; I laugh and cry reading these poems even after all these years.

United States on Feb 27, 2016

Shendra Hanney: Once more I am captivated by the sheer love and joy and exuberance of Hafiz – the magical 14th Century Sufi Master poet.
Unerringly Hafiz leads us to understand the impermanence of existence and the wonder of being permanently in the moment. 'We are just a midair flight of golden wine between His pitcher and His cup"! and "No one can keep us from carrying God wherever we go."
Daniel Ladinsky is an inspirational "renderer" of the wisdom of Hafiz...

Canada on Dec 04, 2015

Adrian Grant: Perhaps these don't bear much relation to the Hafiz poems inspiring them. However, these are truly wonderful poems in their own right.
If you take them in that spirit you will surely enjoy this collection.
Ladinsky is undoubtedly a very talented poet, rather than translator perhaps.

United Kingdom on Sep 17, 2015

Kate: This book is definitely a Daniel Ladinsky interpretation of Hafiz's exact rhymes, rather than a pure translation, but don't be put off by that. It is a beautiful collection of poetry that has spiritual truth shine through almost every word. Both lyrical and down to earth by turns it's a collection I come back to read and ponder often. Simply put it makes my heart sing. The format is loose and inspired, but the words speak directly to the soul.

The universal truths contemplated here can be found in every religion, and indeed in enlightened psychology. It's not surprising that Hafiz's works are so cherished.

United Kingdom on Apr 06, 2011