Author: Barks, Coleman

The ecstatic poetry of jelaluddin rumi is more popular today than ever and coleman barks, his pre-eminent translator, has expressed rumi's message in the essential rumi, appearances in concert and on tv, and now this magically illustrated edition with acclaimed author and illustrator michael green. It includes many new translations, illuminated by green in a mixture of styles, as well as barks's commentaries and musings on the poems and their relevance today.