Bâḳî, sometimes referred to as Baqi, was the name used by one of the greatest of the medieval Ottoman Turkish poets who lived during the 16th century. There have been few more significant contributions to literature in Turkey throughout history and, for this reason, he is known as literally the “Sultan of Poets”. Bâḳî was born Mahmud Abdülbâkî sometime in the year 1526. ...
Abdur Rahim Khankhana, who is also called Rahim by many, was an Indian poet and composer who specialised in Hindi rhyming couplets. He was also responsible translating older works into Persian and for a number of books on astrology. He lived during the reign of Akbar, the Mughal emperor and was appointed as one of the principal group of nine ministers at the royal court. ...
Aaron Southwick was an American poet and substantial landowner of the 19th century whose Quaker descendants could be traced back to the Mayflower arrivals 200 years previously. He was popularly known as the “Bard of Riley”, a settlement that grew up from the large parcel of land that he bought in East Kansas and developed over a number of years. It is ...
The Persian medieval theologian and mystic, and occasional poet, is also commonly referred to as Al-Ghazali or Algazel by historians in the western world. Such was this man’s fame and influence that many rank him second only to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Muslim world. Conversely, some critics saw his movement from science to faith as detrimental to Islamic scientific progress. He ...
Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy was one of the iconic Tolstoy family of 19th century Russia, a second cousin to the more famous Leo Tolstoy. He is more commonly known by the shortened form of A K Tolstoy and, like many of his kin, he was a playwright and novelist as well as being a poet. His historical dramatic works were so significant ...
