Mirabai: ecstatic poems, paperback/robert bly

Mirabai is a literary and spiritual figure of legendary proportions.

Born a princess in the region of Rajasthan in 1498, Mira (as she is more commonly known) eschewed the marriage her royal family had arranged for her, celebrating instead her right to independence and intense devotion to Krishna in both her life and poetry.

In this collection, Robert Bly and Jane Hirshfield, two of Americas best poets, have created lively English versions of Mirabais poems, using fresh images and energetic rhythms to make them accessible to modern readers.