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 ...

Kahlil Gibran in 1896 ... encouraging him to study art and poetry (Public domain) He speaks to the people of love, marriage, work, children, of buying and selling, death and other everyday ...

Lebanese American poet Khalil Gibran is perhaps best known as the author of "The Prophet," a collection of poetic essays that sold more than 10 million copies since its publication a century ago ...