The Conference of the Birds Village originally published in 1971 by

originally published in 1971 by New York University Press

Stretching their wings toward de-erasure

where he fed

” which evokes the deeply primitive feel of ancient Judaism

Through intensely rhythmic lines marked by visual puns and words that crash together and then fly away as one

The Conference of the Birds Village originally published in 1971 byAttar, translation Sholeh Wolp Composed in the twelfth century in north eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king, the