Gibrān Khalīl Gibrān bin Mikhā’īl bin Sa’ad
Only Shakespeare and Lao Tzu have been more widely read poets.
I would love to have written this, but I didn’t. The Prophet, published this day in 1923, hailed the beginning of the New Age. The mage’s life lasted less than half a century, but his ability to bridge philosophies, religions and worlds is unparalleled.
As I say, I would love to have written this, but I didn’t. I turn you over to the masters at JSTOR who describe the rivers and seas and mountains of this man’s extraordinary soul more beautifully than I ever could.
Happy Friday, dear ones. Click once to enter the inner sanctum.