Poetry of India 62/100: Sufi Poetry in India and the Metaphor of the Beloved
Part 62 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry. Sufi poetry in the Indian subcontinent spans languages, centuries and performance traditions. Its imagery of the beloved, the journey, the tavern, the wound and the search expresses a longing for closeness to the divine while also speaking to ordinary human desire. No single interpretation fits every Sufi poet, but recurring me…
