Rasoul Shams

Rasoul Shams first learned of Rumi's poems in his Persian classes as a young boy in Iran. The works of Rumi and other Persian poets have been his spiritual companions for decades. He has studied and lived in India, Japan, and the USA. He founded the Rumi Poetry Club in 2007. His previous books include Rumi: The Art of Loving (2012), Rumi Essays: On the Life, Poetry, and Vision of the Greatest Persian Sufi Poet (2016), and The Words of Rumi (2017).

Rasoul Shams first learned of Rumi's poems in his Persian classes as a young boy in Iran. The works of Rumi and other Persian poets have been his spiritual companions for decades. He has studied and lived in India, Japan, and the USA. He founded the Rumi Poetry Club in 2007. His previous books include Rumi: The Art of Loving (2012), Rumi Essays: On the Life, Poetry, and Vision of the Greatest Persian Sufi Poet (2016), and The Words of Rumi (2017). See less