Maissa Hamed

Love Poems for Pandemic Times and Beyond Maissa Hamed

Soothing and calming amidst the tornado of our collective individual trials are these Love Poems For Pandemic Times and Beyond: A Sufi Perspective - a most timely anthology of spiritual poems, wisdom-infused with universal appeal and contemporary relevance to our turbulent Pandemic-stricken times. The third book by the author, this anthology transports readers to an oasis of tranquility during this climate of physical, social and spiritual distancing, with thought-provoking poems that invite readers to join the poet on a spiritual journey of self-reflection. Each poem reveals subtly embedded Sufi wisdoms which quench the thirst of tired souls in a universal language - the language of Love - the heart of the Islamic Sufi tradition. Words flow with effortless ease to elucidate noble universal teachings that elevate the soul during its earthly struggles in an increasingly materialistic world. The rhythms and rhymes reverberate in the heart and mind of the reader creating a transformative wondrous feeling that touches the soul at its deepest level, leaving readers infused with a gentle dose of much needed spiritual nourishment, while "Reading" the magnificence of the universe as the first step towards engaging with The Magnificence of its Creator. The marriage of word rhythms and imagery is pure aesthetic indulgence bringing readers much sought serenity in such unsettling times.