Product Description

2007 is the "Year of Rumi," and who better than Coleman Barks, Rumi's unlikely, supremely passionate ambassador, to mark the milestone of this great poet's 800th birthday? Barks, who was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in Persian language and literature by the University of Tehran for his thirty years of translating Rumi, has collected and translated ninety new poems, most of them never published before in any form. The result is this beautiful edition titled Rumi: Bridge to the Soul. The "bridge" in the title is a reference to the Khajou Bridge in Isphahan, Iran, which Barks visited with Robert Bly in May of 2006—a trip that in many ways prompted this book. The "soul bridge" also suggests Rumi himself, who crosses cultures and religions and brings us all together to listen to his words, regardless of origin or creed. Open this book and let Rumi's poetry carry you into the interior silence and joy of the spirit, the place that unites conscious knowing with a deeper, more soulful understanding.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49214 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-01
• Released on: 2007-09-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780061338168
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author

Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the bestselling author of The Essential Rumi, The Soul of Rumi, Rumi: The Book of Love, and The Drowned Book. 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.

Customer Reviews

a great personal reflection on rumi
a great book for what is was meant to be...a poignant reflection on rumi by two of the great post-modern "rumi-ists" !

if you want pure rumi, then go for one of the pure collections. our other reviewer must have thought this was something else. obviously.

Rumi: Beautiful as always.
Beautifully compiled, this little book contains not only the ecstasy of the world's greatest writings on communion with Allah, but, includes a look into the mystical world in which this gift of the Lord, lived. Very well done!

Rumi Review
Rumi is always moving, of course, and this collection is a nice sampling. However, I do not need to hear the editors personal life story in order to appreciate it. In fact, I find it rather detracts from the overall value of the book. The editor, or complier spends many pages explaining how he came to love Rumi, why he loves Rumi, discussing his personal friend and mentor, and describing a trip he took to Iran. If I wanted to read his autobiography I would have bought that. I wanted to read Rumi...