Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the bestselling author of The Essential Rumi,
Rumi: The Big Red Book, The Soul of Rumi, Rumi: The Book of Love, and The Drowned
Book. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers' 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.
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A year with the sensual, mysterious, and deeply spiritual poetry of Rumi, in a translation featuring 15 poems never before published
“The poetry feels like it belongs to all. When Rumi died in 1273, members of all religions came to the funeral. Wherever you stand, his words deepen your connection to the mystery of being alive.”
Through Coleman Barks’s translations, Rumi is the world’s most popular poet. The newest addition to HarperSanFrancisco’s “A Year With” series, A Year with Rumi brings together 365 of Coleman’s mystical, elegant, and beautiful translations of Rumi’s poetry, for reading, reflection, and embarking upon your own journey inward.
