Kahlil Gibran is said to be one of the world's bestselling poets, and his life has inspired a play touring the UK and the Middle East. But many critics have been lukewarm about his merits. Why, then, ...

Deakin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Kahlil Gibran (original spelling at birth “Khalil”) is a strange phenomenon of 20th Century letters and publishing. After ...

My first copy of “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran, was a gift from my friend Amy who was a VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) volunteer in Grand Island in the late 1960s. Since that time I have ...

Philosophical essayist, novelist, poet and artist Khalil Gibran became popular for his book, “The Prophet”, a book of poetic essays that achieved cult status among the American youth for several ...

He is the third-most-widely read poet in history, after Shakespeare and Lao-tzu. He was a New Yorker and an Arab American. His writing has influenced song lyrics, novels and speeches, and inspired ...

In the 90 years since The Prophet first saw print, Kahlil Gibran's phenomenally popular volume of wisdom has been translated into more than 50 languages. This week, that total is expanded by one more, ...

"It's the story of our lives, of the lives of our parents and grandparents, and it touched me really deeply. I had to draw him," explains Lebanese artist and graphic novelist Zeina Abirached in her ...