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 : Rumi: The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 891.5511
EAN: 9780060750503
ISBN: 0060750502
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: February 01, 2005
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: January 18, 2005
Studio: HarperOne




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Now in paperback, this is the definitive collection of America's bestselling poet Rumi's finest poems of love and lovers. In Coleman Barks' delightful and wise renderings, these poems will open your heart and soul to the lover inside and out.



'There are lovers content with longing.



I'm not one of them.'



Rumi is best known for his poems expressing the ecstasies and mysteries of love of all kinds – erotic, divine, friendship –and Coleman Barks collects here the best of those poems, ranging from the 'wholeness' one experiences with a true lover, to the grief of a lover's loss, and all the states in between: from the madness of sudden love to the shifting of a romance to deep friendship – these poems cover all 'the magnificent regions of the heart'.





Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - You may enjoy these books as well
If you are a deep material reader then you will really enjoy Rumi & Self Psychology (Psychology of Tranquility) and Sara's Therapy: A Way to Purity. These books are unique, easy to read, full of information, and just amazing; and you can not put them down.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Perfect
As with all Rumis poetry and Coleman Barks translations this is a goose bump inducing beauty. I love Rumi and this is no exception.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Soul delicacy
This has been my favorite book for years - it can transport the reader straight into the world of soul. rumi is the best and i love these translations. perfect, definately worth having even for people who are not-so-much-into poetry



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Like trying to condense the ocean into a review form......
How can I put into words the absolute wordless dimension this collection of poems creates within me?

The commentaries and introduction sections by Coleman Barks are valuable as well beyond words.

The reader would gain insights simply by picking it up and thumbing to any page and just read, read! My daughter and I tried this, we would bring up topics and then say "And what does Rumi say?" and I would read whatever the first words were that I saw in front of me.

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Beautiful
Rumi needs no praise from me and Barks' translation is beautiful, mysterious, and urgent. I find his introductions to the many sections especially moving. My only problem is that I ordered the book after I bought Barks' "The Essential Rumi," which changed me. This book has many overlaps. I'd have preferred to see more original translations, but as a first introduction, you can do no better.







 






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