Sufi Poetry: Attar and Hafiz, Yeonsoo Kim

Sufi Poetry was definitely something I enjoyed reading. Although the poetry itself was mainly dealing with the Islamic view of life and love, it did not quite seem like they were enforcing their religion to the readers regarding with topic. Rather it would seem like more of a philosophical type of poem. What I liked about Attar was the way he identifies the meaning of love. That love is not about oneself but it has to do with the individual soul and god. And Hafiz’s poem gave me such an impression. I liked the part where he described himself as if he overcame the hardest part of life. Being happy about speaking frankly and be free about love.