A beautiful selection of the classic poems by Rumi. This would make a perfect gift for your best friend as well.

This is my second time reading a collection of poems by Rumi and once again have throughly enjoyed sitting down and reading poems from the book.
A beautiful collection that focus on various types of relationships within friendship and am sure that any reader would be able to find a poem that they can relate and resonate with.
A well present series of poems.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a book that reminds me of my love for reading poetry. Beautiful does not begin to described this work of art. How did I never read anything by him so long ago, when so much of my literary diet consisted of poetry? I find it amazing how such words were written so many years ago, yet are still no relevant in today's world.

The Friendship Poems of Rumi Rumi, and Translated by Nader Khalili was a great find......I found this book beautifully written throughout. These Poems were just beautiful I loved these.

Big thank you to NetGalley and The Quarto Group the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own

This edition is lovely, as are the others in the series, with beautiful Islamic geometric art throughout. My quibble is that the title doesn't seem to reflect the subject matter, as the poems don't seem to be about friendship entirely, rather they're about different types of relationships. But the poetry is nice, as one would expect from Rumi.

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My students love Rumi, and this collection will be great to use in my classroom. I look forward to using some of the pieces as mentor texts with my high school students.

*Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with a complimentary eARC for review purposes*

This book wasn't for me. Poetry is very subjective and unfortunately Rumi's work just didn't speak to me

I have not studied any work of rumi earlier. There are a lot of translations available online in form of ebooks.
But this is a beautiful Book. It is colorful and charming.
There are lovely backgrounds on which poems are written in large font.
Art is like embroidery on domes or like a royal cloth.
I liked the poems. There is no doubt that author is one of the greatest poets of all time.
Structure of the book and division in sections makes reading easier.
A good work to read a great poet speaking out of a beautiful book.

The Friendship Poems of Rumi is a collection of poetry translated by Nader Khalili. This lovely volume is translated into easily readable, enjoyable phrases. Although the title is confusing, as many of these poems do not seem particularly connected to the theme of friendship, the artwork is simply stunning, with beautiful patterns in vibrant colors throughout the text, accenting the text nicely. Slightly distracting are the titles, which are simply the first line of each poem — it makes one feel as though one is reading the first line twice, rather than a real, considered poem title. Regardless, the artwork and formatting, font included, is beautiful.

This is a lovely addition to any poetry lover's collection.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC!

I have always been a big fan of Rumi, but this book takes Rumi's brilliant words to a whole new level. The focus on friendship makes this book incredibly giftable. What I love most about this book is the decorative designs surrounding each poem giving life to Rumi's words. There are so many nuggets of wisdom inside these pages that you will find yourself referring back to this book again and again. This book gets my highest recommendation.

I absolutely loved this collection of poems, from the lyrical and insightful translations of Rumi's words to the beautiful artwork. A timeless and fulfilling read.

This is a beautiful edition, and the patterns and colours really helped set the mood for such poems that are centuries apart from the modern reader.

My only objection is that due to the lack of regular metrics and rhymes, the book can feel a bit repetitive and monotonous by the middle of it. Also, I really think this edition could benefit from a critical introduction covering information about Rumi and his works and some words about the translation.

Yet the verses speak up for themselves, with delicate but powerful imagery, and addressing topics that are still relevant up to these days, such as the conviviality of different religions, and the elimination of the gulf between the "us" and "them".

First, thanks to Netgalley for this arc.

I really wanted to read Rumi for years. Hence I tried this one. The book design itself deserves 5 special stars. Whereas I can't say the same for the poetry. The translations were too blunt. Poetry is supposed to stir up our feelings. This one did nothing. Hence very disappointed with the translations.

Although it was interesting and engaging, almost all of the poems felt more spiritual than friendship related. The first part was excellent, evocative and full of magic, but the second was much more ambiguous, even more so because the topics that were covered were very different from each other. If the title had been different, nothing might have happened, but I felt like I was missing something. It was a very nice and thoughtful read, but erratic in terms of subject matter.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

The friendship poems of Rumi is a beautifully designed, eye catching and resonating book of poems translated by Nader Khalili.
This is a book from the recent collection of poetry books written by Rumi but put together and translated by Nader Khalili.

I have loved every poem I've come across online of Rumi's over the past few years and jumped at the chance to read and review his entire collection.
This book is beautiful and each poem is about friendship, relationships and Rumi's life experiences.

I can't wait to read the other books in this collection very soon.

This is an amazing collection of Rumi poetry about friendship. I liked the patterned pages as well as the beautiful poetry.

Seriously in love with everything Rumi writes. They can do absolutely no wrong. Beautiful insightful page turning. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Beautifully written, poetry that makes you reflect on what friendship is and what it means to be a friend it's heavy to get through as it is a translation after all but still beautiful. It's poetry that anyone can relate to and find a connection to deep in their soul.

I love the poems of Rumi and these did not disappoint. I am left wondering, however, what about this collection of poems made them “friendship” poems. There were a few poems that might be classified as such, but in my view, the vast majority did not seem to qualify as friendship poems. Still, you can’t go wrong with Rumi. ***3.5 stars***

A beautiful collections of words from Rumi. His words are always comforting, uplifting and written with an exquisite beauty. This collection is no exception