{"title":"Shahram Shiva","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShahram T. Shiva, born to a family of Persian poets in Mashhad, Khorasan Province (the center of Sufism in Iran), has been a long-time practitioner of meditation and student of Eastern mystical traditions. His translations of Persian Sufi poetry have been incorporated in \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwo Suns Rising \u003c\/i\u003e(J. Star-Bantam, 1991). He is the co-author of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Garden Beyond \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParadise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, The Mystical Poetry of Rumi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Bantam Books, 1992). Mr. Shiva has presented his work in readings at The Smithsonian Institute, Yale, Columbia, and New York University, and in frequent workshops and classical music\/poetry programs through the New York Open Center. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rending-the-veil","title":"Rending the Veil","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"“bits”\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"“subtitle”\"\u003eLiteral and Poetic Translations of Rumi\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHohm Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 288 pages; Seconds only\u003cbr\u003eSize: Clothbound, 7 X 10 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-0-934252-46-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre you ready to read and hear what Rumi really said? It may surprise you. \u003cstrong\u003eShahram Shiva's\u003c\/strong\u003e unique four-fold translation method breaks Rumi out of the silence imposed by time, distance, and a foreign language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShiva first renders Rumi's poems in classic Persian calligraphy. Next, he brings the poems, still in Persian, from the Arabic to the English alphabet. In the third step of the process, Rumi's words are translated literally into English. Finally, Shiva offers his own poetic translations - still on one gorgeous page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can follow the translator's process, and jump in at any phase to make their own translations - translations which will be as authentic as anyone else's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e This book is available in seconds only. 'SECONDS' are books that have been returned from our distributors to make room on their shelves for newer titles. The covers are slightly scuffed but each book itself is in fine, readable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Shahram T. Shiva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40079315468487,"sku":"","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/9716\/7303\/products\/RENDINGTHEVAIL.jpg?v=1628274046"},{"product_id":"rumi-thief-of-sleep","title":"Rumi : Thief of Sleep","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"“bits”\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"“subtitle”\"\u003eQuatrains from the Persian\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHohm Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 132 pages\u003cbr\u003eSize: Paperback, 5.5 X 8.5 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-890772-05-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the award-winning Rending the Veil, Shahram Shiva revolutionized the translation of Rumi by making it possible for readers to make their own authentic versions of Rumi's poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003cstrong\u003eRUMI: Thief of Sleep\u003c\/strong\u003e, Shiva has taken selections from \u003cstrong\u003eRending the Veil\u003c\/strong\u003e and condensed them into one small, gift-sized edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Shahram Shiva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40079315861703,"sku":"","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/9716\/7303\/products\/rumi-thief-sleep-book-cover.gif?v=1622140214"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.hohmpress.com\/collections\/shahram-shiva\/shiva.oembed","provider":"Hohm Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}