Selected Poems
By (Author) Rumi
Translated by Coleman Barks
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
10th August 2004
24th June 2004
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
891.5511
Paperback
336
Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 18mm
249g
Elegant and rich Persian poetry Thirteenth-century Persian philosopher, mystic, scholar and founder of the order of the Whirling Dervishes, Jelaluddin Rumi was also a poet of transcendental power. His inspirational verse speaks with the universal voice of the human soul and brims with exuberant energy and passion. Rich in natural imagery from horses to fishes, flowers to birds and rivers to stars, the poems have an elemental force that has remained undiminished through the centuries. Their themes - tolerance, goodness, the experience of God, charity and awareness through love - still resonate with millions of readers around the world.
Rumi was a thirteenth century Persian philosopher.