âPoems from The Divan of Hafizâ is a 1897 collection of poems by Gertrude Bell. Contents include: âArise, Oh Cup-Bearer, Rise! And Bringâ, âThe Bird Of Gardens Sang Unto The Roseâ, âWind From The East, Oh Lapwing Of The Dayâ, âSleep On Thine Eyes, Bright As Narcissus Flowersâ, âOh Turkish Maid Of Shiraz! In Thy Handâ, âA Flower-Tinted Cheek, The Flowery Closeâ, âFrom The Garden Of Heaven A Western Breezeâ, âThe Rose Has Flushed Red, The Bud Has Burstâ, etc. A wonderful collection of poems written by a woman who played a major role in establishing administering the modern state of Iraq. Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE (1868â1926) was an English writer, political officer, traveller, archaeologist, and administrator. She became an important policy-maker in the British Empire as a result of her extensive knowledge and contacts, which she built up through her numerous travels in Mesopotamia, Greater Syria, Asia Minor, and Arabia. Other notable works by this author include: âPoems from the Divan of Hafizâ (1892), âThe Desert and the Sownâ (1907), and âMountains of the Servants of Godâ (1910). This classic work is being republished now in a new edition with specially curated introductory material.