A stunning collection of poems by Mirabai, the fifteenth-century female Indian ecstatic poet. Like Coleman Barks's translations of Rumi, this collection of poem

She was only a child of five and he a mere image of the Lord Krishna, but little Mira loved him with all her heart. So strong was her devotion that it rendered

Mirabai, an iconic sixteenth-century Indian poet-saint, is renowned for her unwavering love of God, her disregard for social hierarchies and gendered notions of

A Study Guide for Mirabai's "All I Was Doing Was Breathing," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary

Summary: Study of Mirabai, fl. 1516-1546, Hindi religious poet and the social conditions of her followers from Gujarat and Rajasthan, India.