Song VII Resources

Want to learn more about the awesome accomplishments of Tagore? Look no further than the Nobel Prize page on his life.

The Literature Network provides us with an in-depth biography of the polymath's life and works.

The Poetry Foundation has a bit about Tagore's life, but is more useful for links to other examples of his poetry.

Here's a 1961 documentary about the famous poet, with the voice-over of a dude with a cool British accent.

Here's yet another documentary. This one's about the 2011 Tagore Festival held in Dartington, England.

Here's an audiobook of Gitanjali, or Song Offerings, the collection of poems in which "Song VII" appears. The song is recited at 18:33.

Dig this trippy recitation of another of Tagore's poems, "Song 35."

The beard is just killing it, in our opinion.

The mega-brain of physics and the mega-brain of poetry meet in Berlin in 1930.

Here's an image of Tagore's very cool Bengali script.

This Guardian article is about the legacy of Tagore. The poor guy has been neglected of late (though not by Shmoop!).

This article from the V&A Museum in London is about Tagore's accomplishments as a visual artist.

First published in English in 1912, Tagore's Gitanjali, or Song Offerings, established the poet as a major literary force. "Song VII" can be found in this collection.

This collection of essays provides a great introduction to the poet and his work.

This 2014 documentary chronicles the huge influence that Tagore had on people as varied as Mahatma Gandhi and Albert Einstein.

This documentary about Tagore's life and influence was broadcast in 1961.