Rumi: The Book of Love is a collection of astonishing poems for lovers from the mystic Rumi, by the translator who made him sing anew, Coleman Barks.

Poetry and Rumi fans will want to own this gorgeously packaged compilation of love poems by the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic. Rumi is best known and most cherished as the poet of love in all its forms, and renowned poet and Rumi interpretor Coleman Barks has gathered the best of these poems in delightful and wise renderings that will open your heart and soul to the lover inside and out.

Author: Coleman Barks
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 01/07/2003
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780060523169


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/09/2002 pg. 80
Booklist 01/01/2003 pg. 836
BookPage 02/01/2003 pg. 14
Publishers Weekly 12/15/2002
Library Journal 12/15/2002

About the Author
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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.