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'''Coleman Barks''' (born April 23, 1937) is an American [[poet]], and former literature faculty at the [[University of Georgia]]. Although he neither speaks nor reads [[Persian language|Persian]], he is a popular [[interpreter]] of [[Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi|Rumi]], rewriting the poems based on other [[English language|English]] translations |
'''Coleman Barks''' (born April 23, 1937) is an American [[poet]], and former literature faculty at the [[University of Georgia]]. Although he neither speaks nor reads [[Persian language|Persian]],<ref>Coleman Barks, The Essential Rumi: New Expanded Edition (Harper Collins Publishers, 2004), "On the more literal level, the texts I work from to produce these poems are unpublished translations done by John Moyne, Emeritus Head of Linguistics at the City University of New York, and the following translations by Reynold Nicholson and A. J. Arberry, the famous Cambridge Islamicists..." (p. 365)</ref> he is a popular [[interpreter]] of [[Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi|Rumi]], rewriting the poems based on other [[English language|English]] translations. |
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==Rumi interpretations== |
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Barks has published several volumes of his interpretations of Rumi's poetry since 1976, including ''The Hand of Poetry, Five Mystic Poets of Persia'' in 1993, ''The Essential Rumi'' in 1995, ''The Book of Love'' in 2003 and ''A Year with Rumi'' in 2006. |
Barks has published several volumes of his interpretations of Rumi's poetry since 1976, including ''The Hand of Poetry, Five Mystic Poets of Persia'' in 1993, ''The Essential Rumi'' in 1995, ''The Book of Love'' in 2003 and ''A Year with Rumi'' in 2006. |
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=== Criticism === |
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Barks does not speak or read [[Persian language|Persian]]; his 'translations' are therefore technically [[paraphrase]]s. Barks bases his paraphrases entirely on other [[English language|English]] translations of Rumi which include renderings by John Moyne and [[Reynold A. Nicholson]].<ref>Coleman Barks, The Essential Rumi: New Expanded Edition (Harper Collins Publishers, 2004), "On the more literal level, the texts I work from to produce these poems are unpublished translations done by John Moyne, Emeritus Head of Linguistics at the City University of New York, and the following translations by Reynold Nicholson and A. J. Arberry, the famous Cambridge Islamicists..." (p. 365)</ref> |
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==Original poetry== |
==Original poetry== |
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Coleman Barks
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| Born | Coleman Bryan Barks (1937-04-23) April 23, 1937 (age 87) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Genre | American poetry |
| Notable works | Gourd Seed, The Essential Rumi |
| Spouse | Kittsu Greenwood (1962–?, divorced) |
| Children | Benjamin, Cole |
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Coleman Barks (born April 23, 1937) is an American poet, and former literature faculty at the University of Georgia. Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian,[1] he is a popular interpreterofRumi, rewriting the poems based on other English translations.
Barks is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attended the Baylor School as a teenager, then studied collegiately at the University of North Carolina and the University of California, Berkeley.[citation needed]
Barks was a student of the Sufi Shaykh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.[2]
Barks taught literature at the University of Georgia for three decades.
Barks makes frequent international appearances and is well known throughout the Middle East. Barks' work has contributed to an extremely strong following of Rumi in the English-speaking world.[3] Due to his work, the ideas of Sufism have crossed many cultural boundaries over the past few decades. Barks received an honorary doctorate from Tehran University in 2006.[4]
He has also read his original poetry at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. In March 2009, Barks was inducted to the Georgia Writers' Hall of Fame.[5]
Barks has published several volumes of his interpretations of Rumi's poetry since 1976, including The Hand of Poetry, Five Mystic Poets of Persia in 1993, The Essential Rumi in 1995, The Book of Love in 2003 and A Year with Rumi in 2006.
Barks has published several volumes of his own poetry, including Gourd Seed, "Quickly Aging Here", Tentmaking, and, in 2001, Granddaughter Poems, a collection of Coleman's poetry about his granddaughter, Briny Barks, with illustrations by Briny. Harper published his first book of poetry, The Juice, in 1972.
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