tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post6033246564931024692..comments2023-09-07T08:13:32.442-07:00Comments on Powellhurst: An astounding, lucid confusionMartinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919215971601240222noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post-1464073558224191512007-03-08T18:56:00.001-08:002007-03-08T18:56:00.001-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Martinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919215971601240222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post-86299461052607405452007-03-08T18:56:00.000-08:002007-03-08T18:56:00.000-08:00I know! Unlike many of my claims, I didn't even ma...I know! Unlike many of my claims, I didn't even make up the part about "most read". It was in the lecture and he was named best-selling poet in 1997 by the Christian Science Monitor (though I rather like Newsweek's proclamation that he is the "hottest dead Sufi poet in town" better). I suspect "one of the most widely read" could possibly be more accurate, but if I start thinking that way, I will never build up a reputation for making unfounded claims.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link!Martinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919215971601240222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037641.post-21504233345939290372007-03-08T14:48:00.000-08:002007-03-08T14:48:00.000-08:00Another of your posts that makes me want to know m...Another of your posts that makes me want to know more, and to say something erudite but...<BR/><BR/><I>"... Rumi... the most read poet in the U.S."</I><BR/><BR/>I think I speak for all of us here when I say "huh?"<BR/><BR/>As my contribution, I give you <A HREF="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=30647" REL="nofollow">2007 Declared 'International Rumi Year'</A>. It's in honour of his 800th birthday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com