Poetics of a Jedi

"THE MIND OF A JEDI can move mountains. But the heart of the Jedi can move souls. For there is more to the Jedi than the Force. There is kindness, there is compassion, there is light, and there is love."

―Excerpt from Poetics of a Jedi'^[3]

Poetics of a Jedi, also known as Poetics of the Jedi, was a book written by the Jedi Master Lyr Farseeker. A historic text of the Jedi Order, there existed scholarly works discussing it. The Jedi Luke Skywalker acquired Poetics of a Jedi by 34 ABY, keeping it in his collection of Jedi texts during his exile on the planet Ahch-To before it came into the possession of the Jedi-in-training Rey.

Description[]

"Study you should, the Farseeker Lyr. No great power had he, yet from his ink sprang some of the Jedi's greatest texts."

―Yoda, to Lohim Nara^[5]

Poetics of a Jedi^[3] also referred to as Poetics of the Jedi,^[2] was a book authored by Jedi Master Lyr Farseeker. Originally written with ink^[3] on uneti pulp paper,^[4] it was considered an original Jedi text.^[1] In addition to the contributions of Master Farseeker, the text included updated knowledge from later generations as well. Poetics of a Jedi included nuanced knowledge on the Force and the cosmos as well philosophy on the capability on the mind and heart of a Jedi. The information in the book was considered sacred and pertaining to the nature of the galaxy itself.^[3]

History[]

"The original Jedi texts. Just like me, they're the last of the Jedi religion."

―Luke Skywalker notes the importance of texts that included Poetics of a Jedi^[1]

Old Luke Skywalker promo — Luke Skywalker collected ancient Jedi texts, including *Poetics of a Jedi*.

Between around 234 BBY and 200 BBY,^[6] during the High Republic Era, the boy Lohim Nara traveled to the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant in hopes of being trained as a Jedi. When he had his chance to speak with^[5] Grand Master^[7] Yoda, Nara asked how he could become a Jedi. Yoda began by mentioning the study of great Jedi texts, including those written by Lyr Farseeker.^[5] In 33 BBY,^[8] after the closure of the Jedi outpost on the planet Ord Jannak, some effects from the outpost, including a scholarly work discussing Poetics of the Jedi, were recovered and brought back to the Jedi Temple by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi. Jedi Master Eeth Koth and a Temple staffer then sorted through the items, with the latter making note of the scholarly work discussing Poetics of the Jedi.^[2]

Many years later, Poetics of a Jedi was among the eight books that the Jedi Luke Skywalker managed to collect during his search for ancient Jedi scriptures, later storing the collection at the tree library on the planet Ahch-To^[3] by 34 ABY.^[9] Skywalker would mention these ancient texts in his own book, The Secrets of the Jedi, in 34 ABY.^[10] The books were later passed down to the Jedi apprentice Rey, who took them onboard the YT-1300 light freighter called the Millennium Falcon after departing Ahch-To in 34 ABY and soon brought them to the Resistance base on the planet Ajan Kloss. Upon reading a passage from Poetics of a Jedi^[3] in 35 ABY,^[11] Rey wished that it contained more practical advice and less abstract insights.^[3]