]> http://www.wisdomhunter.com/taxonomy/term/36/0 Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the best-selling author of The Essential Rumi, The Soul of Rumi, and Rumi: The Book of Love. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers's PBS television series on poetry, "The Language of Life" and "Fooling with Words." en http://www.wisdomhunter.com/coleman-barks-biography <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><div class="flexinode-textfield-35"><div class="form-item"> <label>First Name:</label><br /> Coleman </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-36"><div class="form-item"> <label>Last Name:</label><br /> Barks </div> </div><div class="flexinode-image-37"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author Image:</label><br /> <img src="http://www.wisdomhunter.com/files/coleman_barks.jpg" alt="Coleman Barks Biography" /> </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-38"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author Review:</label><br /> <p>Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the best-selling author of <em >The Essential Rumi</em>, <em >The Soul of Rumi</em>, and <em >Rumi: The Book of Love</em>. 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.</p> </div> </div></div> Authors Coleman Barks Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:29:23 -0500 http://www.wisdomhunter.com/the-essential-rumi <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-3"><div class="flexinode-textfield-17"><div class="form-item"> <label>Book Title:</label><br /> The Essential Rumi </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-18"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author Last Name:</label><br /> Barks </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-19"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author First Name:</label><br /> Coleman </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-20"><div class="form-item"> <label>Publisher:</label><br /> HarperSanFrancisco </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-24"><div class="form-item"> <label>Year Published:</label><br /> 1997 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-14"><div class="form-item"> <label>ISBN:</label><br /> 0062509594 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-13"><div class="form-item"> <label>Book Review:</label><br /> <p>Today, the ecstatic poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi is more popular than ever, and Coleman Barks, through his musical and magical translations, has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to devoted followers. Here, Barks has gathered the essential poems of Rumi and put them together in this comprehensive collection that delights with playful energy and unequaled passion. <em >The Essential Rumi</em> offers the most beautiful rendering of the primary poetry of Rumi to both devoted enthusiasts and novice readers. Poems about everything from bewilderment, emptiness, and silence to flirtation, freedom, and devotion are presented with the deepest love, humor, and tenderness. Drink in the words of Jelaluddin Rumi and feel yourself transported to the mystical places of a whirling, ecstatic poet.</p> </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-27"><div class="form-item"> <label>Depth:</label><br /> 2 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-33"><div class="form-item"> <label>Tone:</label><br /> 1 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-34"><div class="form-item"> <label>Openness:</label><br /> 3 </div> </div></div> Books Coleman Barks Core Bookshelf Higher Consciousness Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:47:01 -0500