Coleman Barks

The Essential Rumi

Talking Points

COLEMAN BARKS is a renowned poet and best-selling author. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers’s PBS television series on poetry, The Language of Life and Fooling with Words. He taught English and poetry at the University of Georgia for thirty years, and he now focuses on writing, readings, and performances.

Description

Coinciding with the anniversary of Rumi’s 800th birthday, this book offers a collection of 90 poems by the Sufi  master—83 of them never before published in any form. The Essential Rumi is the indispensable compendium of Rumi’s most important and beloved poetry. Recently revised and
expanded, the new edition contains eighty-one previously unpublished Rumi poems and a new introduction by Coleman Barks.