Almustafa, on the point of leaving the city of Orphalese, is asked to speak on love, marriage, work and grief, and Kahlil Gibran's book is what he says.
The twenty-six prose poems are short and self-contained, which is why passages from The Prophet turn up so often at weddings and memorials. Gibran's cadence sits closer to scripture than to modern verse, and this 98-page Amazing Reads paperback keeps the whole sequence in a form small enough to carry in a bag and open at any page.
What readers find:
• Twenty-six short prose poems, each on a single subject
• Passages frequently read aloud at weddings and memorials
• A measured, cadenced style rather than conventional verse
• A 98-page paperback that fits easily into a bag
Kept by poetry readers, gift buyers and those who return to it over years, published by Amazing Reads and available at Boipoka.