TY  - JOUR
ID  - 2555
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/sabri_purpose_poetry
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Purpose of Poetry, The
T2  - 
JF  - Journal of Bahá'í Studies
JA  - JBS
A1  - Sabri,Shirin
A2  - 
A3  - 
Y1  - 1988
Y2  - 
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SP  - 39
EP  - 58
M2  - 
PB  - Association for Bahá'í Studies North America
CY  - Ottawa, ON
M1  - 
M3  - Articles; Poetry
SN  - 
LA  - English
L3  - 
DO  - 
U1  - 
U2  - 
U3  - 
AB  - Justifications for the work of contemporary artists; now is the time for Bahá’ís to work towards the flowering of civilization, using art as a unifying force to create links of understanding; poetry provides a means of approaching spiritual reality.
N1  - See also commentaries by David Erickson and Jack McLean and author's response to commentaries.
C1  - 
KW  - Arts and crafts
KW  - Literature
KW  - Literature, English
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Poetry
ER  -