On Feb. 2, 2024, 7:11 p.m. hamed:

@hamed Feb. 2, 2024, 7:11 p.m.

Genres and Forms:

The Rubaiyat: Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat introduced the quatrain form to Western literature, influencing poets like Edward Fitzgerald and inspiring further experimentation with form and content.
Sufi mysticism: The profound themes of spiritual love and divine yearning explored in Sufi poetry by Rumi and others resonated with Western mystical writers like William Blake and Ralph Waldo Emerson.