The Conference of the Birds Laura Jaramillo Signe Gjessing (translated from Danish

Signe Gjessing (translated from Danish by Denise Newman)

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Poets have no words ‘of their very own

Modderige vlaktes blijven achter en er duiken schimmige figuren op die zichzelf de engelen noemen

The Conference of the Birds Laura Jaramillo Signe Gjessing (translated from DanishAttar, translation Sholeh Wolp Composed in the twelfth century in north eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king, the