A collection of poetry by the thirteenth-century Sufi saint covers topics ranging from emptiness and silence to elegance and majesty.

This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems.

Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of readers, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of thirteenth-century Sufi Mystic Rumi more popular than ever.

The Essential Rumi continues to be the bestselling of all Rumi books, and the definitive selection of his beautiful, mystical poetry.

Format: Paperback
Published: USA, 2004
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Pages: 336
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780062509598
ISBN 10: 0062509594