The Festival of Spring: Fifty Gazels of Rumi in Modern English

A fresh, modern voice for one of the world's greatest spiritual poets.

The Festival of Spring brings fifty gazels of Rumi into clear, contemporary English while preserving the devotional fire, tenderness, and startling insight of the originals.

Drawn from the 1903 public-domain translation of The Díván of Jeláleddín, these new renderings offer a clean, human, and quietly luminous reading experience-accessible for today's readers, yet faithful to the spirit of the source.

Themes of awakening, longing, surrender, unity, and springtime renewal run through every page. Whether you are new to Rumi or returning to him with older eyes, this collection offers a direct, uncluttered path into one of the world's most enduring voices of love and remembrance.

This edition includes:

- Fifty modern English renderings
- A Translator's Note explaining the adaptation
- The complete 1903 source text as an appendix

A beautiful companion for reflection, study, and quiet reading, The Festival of Spring stands as a respectful, revitalised gateway to the timeless poetry of Rumi.