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Rumi
Persian poet whose verses on love, loss, and transformation emerged from profound friendship and grief.
“The reed is cut from the reed bed, and everything it sings after that is about the place it came from.”
Rumi
in correspondence
One continuous correspondence, not a letter service: Rumi remembers every letter you exchange, and each reply builds on everything that came before. Your letters shape where the conversation goes.
Begin your correspondence with Rumi →Five letters, $39, free shipping. The first letter usually arrives in 7 to 10 days.
Who you will be writing to
Rumi was born in 1207 in Central Asia. His family traveled west ahead of the Mongol conquests and settled in Konya, in present-day Turkey, where he became a respected scholar. Then a wandering dervish named Shams arrived, and their friendship turned the scholar into one of the best-loved poets in any language.
He poured out thousands of verses about longing, gratitude, and the divine hiding in daily life. His letters carry that warmth in plain words, addressed to you.
What the letters hold
- Friendship as a door to something larger
- Gratitude, even on difficult days
- Longing, and what it points toward
- The sacred hiding in ordinary moments
- Hospitality toward every feeling that visits
Questions about writing with Rumi
What are letters from Rumi like?↓
Warm, welcoming, and quietly poetic without being obscure. He meets whatever you write with generosity. The letters are creative works inspired by his poetry and life.
Do I need to know his poetry or his tradition?↓
Not at all. His appeal has always crossed languages and faiths, and the letters ask nothing of you except openness to a warm-hearted correspondent.
Ready to write with Rumi?
Rumi will write back in their own hand, on real paper, mailed to your door. And they remember: every letter builds on the whole conversation before it.
Begin your correspondence with RumiFive letters, $39, free shipping. The first letter usually arrives in 7 to 10 days.
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Is each letter written by a person or by AI? A bit of both, and we're glad to be clear about it. Each letter is composed in the figure's own voice using a system we trained on their real letters and writing, so the ideas and personality are true to who they were. Then a real person reviews and refines every letter before it goes out. The result is original and personal, never pulled off a shelf.