Unseen Rain: Quatrains of Rumi

Rumi's short poems have many tones and effects: some of them are quick, joyful, and whimsical; some are finely faceted abstract statements; some probe the inward space of patience and longing. Moyne and Barks translated these poems using a free-verse style, connecting these poems with great American spiritual poets such as Walt Whitman and Gary Snyder.

Author: Coleman Barks
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 03/13/2001
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.25w x 0.33d
ISBN13: 9781570625343
ISBN10: 1570625344
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Middle Eastern
- Poetry | Ancient & Classical
- Philosophy | Eastern

About the Author
Coleman Barks, Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia, is Rumi's premier English translator. He lives in Athens, Georgia.
John Moyne is a Persian scholar and Emeritus Professor and former head of Linguistics at the Graduate School of the City University of New York.

Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) was not only a poet, mystic, and the founder of a Sufi order, he was a man of profound insight into the nature of human existence and possibly the greatest mystical poet of any age.