Coleman Barks
American poet ˇ colemanbarks.com
Coleman Barks is an American poet, and former literature faculty member at the University of Georgia. Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, he is a popular interpreter of Rumi, rewriting the poems based on other English translations. Wikipedia
Born: 1937 (age 86 years), Chattanooga, TN
Children: Benjamin, Cole
Notable works: Gourd Seed, The Essential Rumi
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