Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 22 minutes ago
"The World" by Rumi is part of our “Poetry Films” series, which features animated interpretations of beloved poems from our archive. Check out the full series here: youtube.com/watch?v=THMoKeo49RM&list=PLqjezunjhSykPh49Lg8CWHULQ6_JWp5A8&index=6&t=2s
We know poetry to be a critical pillar of public life. It rises up when official language fails us. And it gives voice to what is human and what is true, how we connect and what questions we hold.
Poetry has moved to the heart of what we offer on the radio and in podcasts, which is why we’re excited to have partnered with talented illustrators, animators, and directors to reimagine poetry in visual, dynamic ways.
This poem was originally read in the On Being episode with Fatemeh Keshavarz feat. poetry from Rumi: “onbeing.org/programs/fatemeh-keshavarz-the-ecstatic-faith-of-rumi/”
You can listen to the poem and read it here: onbeing.org/poetry/the-world
Poem Translation by Fatemeh Keshavarz
Direction and Animation by Ella Dobson (elladobson.com/)
Sound and Music by Chris Heagle
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This Movie Changed Me: onbeing.org/series/this-movie-changed-me
Becoming Wise: onbeing.org/series/becoming-wise
"The World" by Rumi is part of our “Poetry Films” series, which features animated interpretations of beloved poems from our archive. Check out the full series here: youtube.com/watch?v=THMoKeo49RM&list=PLqjezunjhSykPh49Lg8CWHULQ6_JWp5A8&index=6&t=2s
We know poetry to be a critical pillar of public life. It rises up when official language fails us. And it gives voice to what is human and what is true, how we connect and what questions we hold.
Poetry has moved to the heart of what we offer on the radio and in podcasts, which is why we’re excited to have partnered with talented illustrators, animators, and directors to reimagine poetry in visual, dynamic ways.
This poem was originally read in the On Being episode with Fatemeh Keshavarz feat. poetry from Rumi: “onbeing.org/programs/fatemeh-keshavarz-the-ecstatic-faith-of-rumi/”
You can listen to the poem and read it here: onbeing.org/poetry/the-world
Poem Translation by Fatemeh Keshavarz
Direction and Animation by Ella Dobson (elladobson.com/)
Sound and Music by Chris Heagle
STAY IN TOUCH
Facebook: facebook.com/onbeing
Twitter: twitter.com/onbeing
Instagram: instagram.com/onbeing
Newsletter: onbeing.org/newsletter
OUR PODCASTS
On Being with Krista Tippett: onbeing.org/series/podcast
Poetry Unbound: onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound
This Movie Changed Me: onbeing.org/series/this-movie-changed-me
Becoming Wise: onbeing.org/series/becoming-wise
