Rumi: Tales of the Spirit

Rumi: Tales of the Spirit collects twelve retellings of the poet’s parables, ranging from gentle consolation to fierce counsel. The stories consider suffering, prayer, trust, and the practice of surrender, offering pragmatic hope alongside candid moral challenge. Kamla Kapur—an award‑winning author and playwright who has studied Rumi for twenty years—reshapes these narratives with careful attention to their layered meanings, illuminating aspects of the poems that can be diminished in modern readings. The result is a compact guide to resilience and inward steadiness, rooted in Rumi’s voice and Kapur’s long engagement with his work.