Gourd Seed: Poems

by Coleman Barks

Book by Barks, Coleman

Genres: Poetry

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1993

About the author

Coleman Barks is an American poet. Despite the fact that he admittedly speaks no Persian, he is world-renowned as a translator of Rumi and other mystic poets of Persia. Barks taught literature at the University of Georgia for three decades. He makes frequent international appearances and is well-known throughout the Middle East. Barks's work has contributed to an extremely strong following of Rumi in the English-speaking world. Due to his work, the ideas of Sufism have crossed many cultural boundaries over the past few decades. Coleman Barks received an honorary doctorate from Tehran University in 2006.

Reviews

[marcali · Rating 5 out of 5]

i had Coleman for modern poetry at UGA. Mostly known for his Rumi translations-- Coleman's own work is wonderful. Also look for his book: Xenia: A Hoard of Lost Words, Eighteenth-Century Street Lingo, and a Few Completely Confabulated Terms!!