Ride with Rumi: Online Poetry Performance with Introductory Talk

The Poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi, a Sufi poet who lived over 700 years ago, has taken the 21st -century Western world by storm!

What makes this medieval Persian mystic the best-selling poet in the English language in the 21st Century?

Whether this is your first date with Rumi, or whether you're a besotted, die-hard fan of The Master of Love, tonight is the night you will find out!

In this beautiful recorded live show, Alasdair Greenbard, his Celtic harp Etain and special guest performers on this 'Flying Carpet Ride' to the "Garden of the Beloved' which is the domain of Sufi mystics, who 'channeled' their poems in states of spiritual ecstasy

Discover the deep wisdom which holds the key to the "Garden', which is an inner state perfumed with the intoxicating aroma of the Divine Presence.

Here you can find what so many seekers long for: the secrets of everlasting joy, peace, love and transcendence of suffering and death,

Alasdair will take you through some of Rumi's popular and lesser-known works - hilarious, heart-rending, life affirming and revelatory.

Alasdair is a Sufi dervish and guide who runs online classes and in-person nature retreats for those wishing to explore the lived realities on the Sufi Path.

His commentary between poems and stories gives the audience greater insight into the wisdom and transformative power of Sufi poetry and spiritual practice.

Proceeds of ticket sales will go in part to Alasdair's own accident recovery fund to help him access medical treatment, mobility assistance and personal care which he will need for the coming months and is not otherwise insured for.