Rumi: Bridge to the Soul: Journeys into the Music and Silence of the Heart (Hardcover)

Rumi: Bridge to the Soul: Journeys into the Music and Silence of the Heart (Hardcover)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. Coleman Barks, 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

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. Coleman Barks, 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. 

Product Details:

Author: Coleman Barks 
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: HarperOne; First Edition edition (September 18, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061338168
ISBN-13: 978-0061338168
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 7.4 inches