A Chant of Mystics, and Other Poems


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This is a volume of poetry by the influential Lebanese American author Ameen Rihani. In these poems, the author playfully introduces the American public of the early 1920's to the environment in which he grew up, embellishing the poems with folklore and fairy tale romance. - Summary by Carolin (1 hr 38 min)

Chapters

The Towers and the Night 1:15 Read by Malachy Orozco
The End and the Beginning 1:07 Read by Malachy Orozco
The Cataclysm 1:56 Read by Malachy Orozco
Reflections 1:17 Read by Malachy Orozco
The Song of Siva 1:39 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Fruits of Death 1:01 Read by BeeBright
Constantinople 2:19 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Andalusia 4:32 Read by Bruce Kachuk
In the Palm Groves of Memphis 8:59 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Prayer in the Desert 2:18 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Water and Flowers 1:18 Read by Stefan Von Blon
The Song of Rain 1:45 Read by Phil Chenevert
The House of Night 2:59 Read by Phil Schempf
After Reading King Lear 1:24 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Wanderer 2:53 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Lebanus 8:03 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Pagan 2:18 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Lost Disciple 2:26 Read by Stefan Von Blon
From the Arabic 1:24 Read by Stefan Von Blon
She Went out Singing 1:11 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Hanem 2:10 Read by Bruce Kachuk
O Freedom 2:20 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Road of Make-Believe 2:29 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Renunciation 1:05 Read by Bruce Kachuk
A Sufi Song 1:08 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Two Brothers 1:45 Read by Bruce Kachuk
God of the Distances, Hear Us 6:11 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Badruddin 4:17 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Sufi 2:16 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Fugitive 7:36 Read by Bruce Kachuk
A Chant of Mystics 15:06 Read by Josh Kibbey