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Rumi: The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing

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Full Title:

Rumi: The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing

Contributors:

By (Author) Coleman Barks

ISBN:

9780060750503

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Imprint:

HarperOne

Publication Date:

13th July 2005

UK Publication Date:

1st January 2005

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

891.5511

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 135mm, Height 203mm, Spine 15mm

Weight:

270g

Description


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.

Reviews

"Another perfect gem from the master translator of Rumi's poetry." -- Roger Housden, author of Ten Poems to Change Your Life and Chasing Rumi "It's a mystery how heart can come into apparently simple English." -- Robert Bly, National Book Award-winning poet and translator

Author Bio

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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