A Year with Rumi, Coleman Barks
A Year with Rumi, Coleman Barks
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A Year with Rumi
Daily Readings

Author: Coleman Barks

Narrator: Sean Rohani

Unabridged: 5 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperOne

Published: 01/07/2025


Synopsis

A year with the sensual, mysterious, and deeply spiritual poetry of Rumi, in a translation featuring 15 debut poems—365 poems for your daily dose of inspiration, spiritual healing, and deep self-reflectionThis stunning collection is a divine journey across each month of the year, offering 365 daily poetry reflections that with leave you both breathless and hopeful. Poet Coleman Barks has played a central role in making the Sufi mystic Rumi the most popular poet in the world, and in this volume, he brings Rumi’s words to life, allowing their beacon of light to allow us to reconnect with ourselves, and others, by recognizing the divine in the sublime, in the ordinary, and in us all.Full of contemplation and deeply moving and profound prose, these poems allow readers to start each day fully present and aware of all the beauty around us, and the innate power and strength we each hold—in every moment of every day. Take a moment for yourself with this daily dose of innate wisdom and positive affirmations for self-love, compassion, and trust in the divine power of the universe and our place in it.“The poetry feels like it belongs to all. When Rumi died in 1273, members of all religions came to the funeral. Wherever you stand, his words deepen your connection to the mystery of being alive.” – Coleman Barks 

About Coleman Barks

Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the bestselling author of The Essential Rumi, Rumi: The Big Red Book, The Soul of Rumi, Rumi: The Book of Love, and The Drowned Book. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers' PBS television series on poetry, The Language of Life and Fooling with Words. He taught English and poetry at the University of Georgia for thirty years, and he now focuses on writing, readings, and performances.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on December 08, 2019

[URL not allowed] SPOILER FREE O poeta persa Rumi é um dos marcos da literatura mundial, tendo influenciado gerações de escritores, não apenas poetas. Quem acompanha o blog sabe que eu curto o autor também. Esse foi meu primeiro livro do Rumi com tradução para o inglês e no forma......more

Goodreads review by Vicky on October 21, 2009

My favourite book of poems, I read them 3 years ago and I like to read them again every couple of years. Regardless that Rumi lived in the 13th century, his poems are modern and relevant to our time, their meaning did not change with time and their beauty speaks with the heart.......more

Goodreads review by Aditi on December 31, 2020

Over the last year I spent each morning reading one of these poems. It has been a joy. Some days I forgot and read the poem later in the day. Some days it was the first thing. As the year progressed, I learned how to start my day with ease, without anxiety, and with a smile. Even the sad poems, the......more

Goodreads review by Linda on August 19, 2012

I have been re-reading these short writings of the 13th century poet, Rumi, for three or four years; the length of each one is ideal for a thoughtful drift into sleep each evening. His poetry obliterates all dogma of any one religion in favor of innate wisdom which explains why it is read and quoted......more