by Jalal al-Din Rumi · Castle Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9780785808718
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«The Essential Rumi» is the Sufi poetry anthology by Jalal al-Din Rumi, published by Castle Books in hardback (302 pages, in English).
Anthology gathering Rumi's essential poetry, the 13th-century Sufi mystic, in English translations by Coleman Barks. The poems range from bewilderment, emptiness and silence to flirtation, elegance and majesty, with love, humour and tenderness. It includes the encounter with the dervish Shams of Tabriz, which transformed him from scholar to poet.
The anthology is translated by Coleman Barks, with John Moyne, A. J. Arberry and Reynold Nicholson. Originally published in 1997.
Recommended for readers of mystical poetry and those approaching Sufism and Rumi's work for the first time.
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed from Balkh. Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general. Today, his translated works are enjoyed all over the world.
