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Product Description Michael Green's The Illuminated Rumi wall calendar is an interweaving of poetry and art a magnificent meeting of ancient tradition and modern interpretation that uniquely captures the spiritual wealth of Rumi's teachings. Green's fascinating collage art, along with Coleman Barks's thoughtful renderings of Rumi's poetry, make this work a classic guide to the life of the soul for a whole new generation of seekers. A year of Rumi's poetry and fantastic collage art on your wall. Frameable artbook-quality printing. The perfect gift for the visionary art enthusiast. Printed on FSC Certified Mixed Source Paper with soy-based inks. Published by Amber Lotus, an independent carbon-negative US company that has planted more than half a million trees since 2008. This calendar features US and Canadian legal holidays, phases of the moon, and important observances of the world's major religions. A symbol for open, boundary-crossing spirituality, Rumi continues to be one of this country's most-read poets. Michael Green is a masterful traditional illustrator as well as an accomplished Photoshop illustrator. Green has written and illustrated many books, including The Illuminated Rumi, One Song: A New Illuminated Rumi, The I Ching Journals, The Illuminated Prayer, and The Unicornis Manuscripts. About the Author Michael Green has made an eclectic life the foundation of an artistic career. He holds a BA degree from New York University, attended film school, studied at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, and hitchhiked into the Amazon. He joined the legendary Castalia Foundation, worked on germinal light shows with Timothy Leary, and, in the summer of 1967, retreated from the group to live in a tepee and experience tribal living and tribal consciousness. Green also started a restaurant and meditation center in Woodstock before moving to Pennsylvania to study with the venerable Sufi maste