Poetry, Philosophy, and Thinking

Poetic and philosophical reflections serve as contemporary guides for ethical ways of being. They also question the relevancy of past traditions and help to write evolved paths on which to walk forward. Temple’s Special Collections feature a diverse offering of religious contemplations, poetic verse, and artist books that span global geographies across six centuries. From themes of religion to romantic love, these texts exemplify the manners in which we reflect on our shared ideologies, and the paths we take to steer our collective and personal consciouses ahead. 

Robin Morris

Love Letter II

Layli and Majnun

She’elot u-teshuvot (Questions and Answers)

The Faerie Queene; The shepheards calendar: Together with other works of England’s arch-poët 

De vita et moribus philosophorum (The Life and Death of Philosophers) 

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