Book Summary
Featuring never-before-published poems by the 13th-century Sufi mystic Rufi, this new collection brings together 365 of Barks's mystical, elegant, and beautiful translations of Rumi's poetry. Coleman Barks has played a central role in making the Sufi mystic Rumi the most popular poet in the world. "A Year with Rumi" brings together 365 of Barks's elegant and beautiful translations of Rumi's greatest poems, including fifteen never-before-published poems. Barks includes an Introduction that sets Rumi in his context and an Afterword musing on poetry of the mysterious and the sacred. Join Coleman Barks and Rumi for a year-long journey into the mystical and sacred within and without. Join them in recognizing and embracing the divine in the sublime, in the ordinary, and in us all.
Book Details
Book Name | A Year With Rumi: Daily Readings |
Author | Coleman Barks, John Moyne, Arthur John Arberry |
Publisher | Harperone (Nov 2006) |
ISBN | 9780060845971 |
Pages | 426 |
Language | English |
Price | 408 |