Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American artist and poet, best known for his book The Prophet published in 1923. Gibran lived in Boston in the early 1900s, and met 'Abdu'l-Baha through Baha'i and fellow artist Juliet Thompson. Gibran attended several of His talks in the Northeast, at times serving as 'Abdu'l-Baha's translator. During one of their meetings, 'Abdu'l-Baha said to Gibran, quoting the Prophet Muhammad, "Prophets and poets see with the light of God."