Barks, Coleman: - Coleman Barks is an American poet, a former faculty member at the University of Georgia, and a renowned interpreter of Rumi and other mystic poets.
He is the author of many books and lives in Athens, Georgia..
Barks received an honorary doctorate from Tehran University in 2006.
His work has contributed to the creation of a strong Rumi following in the English-speaking world and the dissemination of Sufi ideas across many cultural boundaries.
He makes frequent international appearances and is well-known throughout the Middle East.
Barks, Coleman: - Coleman Barks is an American poet, a former faculty member at the University of Georgia, and a renowned interpreter of Rumi and other mystic poets