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Abstract: Before this author began writing in English, he wrote extensively in Arabic, exhibiting all of the love & mystic poetry that is evident in The Prophet. Published in Arabic-language newspapers, the beauty of the pieces earned the author the accolade "Shelley of the East." Translated into fresh, contemporary English & illustrated with the authors own drawings, The Vision is a collection of major prose poems on the spiritual life, that life of love, rebellion, & liberty which searches out beauty, truth & thought. This little volume delicately traces the journey of the poet, "that solitary figure who arrays himself in simplicity, dines on grace, sits with nature learning to innovate, & keeps vigil in the quiet of the night, awaiting the descent of the spirit." Two other same-priced & similarly designed volumes, The Beloved: Reflections on the Path of the Heart & The Storm: Stories & Prose Poems, make for a handsome trio of this passionate writer's work.