Coleman Barks

Through rendering of Rumi’s poems and stories, Coleman Barks has established himself as perhaps the leading voice for Rumi’s work.His warm and sensitive reading combines with the world-renowned musicianship of Hamza El Din and Steve Coughlin to create...

We are delighted to offer this excerpt from The Poems of Rumi as read by Coleman Barks, leading scholar and translator of Rumi poetry, and Robert Bly, poet, author, and leader of the men's movement. Jalaluddin Rumi is a beloved as a spiritual master...

Maximum Britney is an audio-biography program that tells the story behind this best-selling and best-loved music artist. The package benefits from freshly researched biographical information throughout, with exclusive comments from the artist...

This deep conversation between Michael Toms and Coleman Barks will take you into the heart of approaching the divine and why we all love Rumi's poetry. Author - Coleman Barks. Narrator - Michael Toms. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Drunk with the Divine, Rumi wrote 20,000 poems of mystical, ineffable love of God. "There is a ferocity in his longing that maybe we don't understand," says Barks. Listen in and understand a little better. A wondrous, exhilarating look at the exultant...

Join us on a journey through the mystical realm of love, where boundaries of time, gender, sex, and age dissolve. Coleman Barks' captivating interpretation breathes life into Rumi's profound verses, creating an unparalleled auditory experience that...

Coleman Barks, poet and translator of Jelalludin Rumi’s poetry, explores the genius, mystery and rapture of Rumi’s work; why he has become the most-read poet in America, and what his poetry has in common with the immortal writings of Dickinson,...

One of the great icons of mysticism, by the Persian poet who has captured today’s spiritual audience—now in a first-ever English translation by his premier interpreter.In an intriguing and deeply personal introduction to the exquisitely packaged The...

When asked about living a life of the heart, Barks says, "Rumi has many ways of talking about that. Somehow breaking the container of the ego and moving out into some mystery." He says, 'Jars of spring water are not enough anymore. Being contained is...