Coleman Barks was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was educated at the University of North Carolina and the University of California at Berkeley. He taught poetry and creative writing at the University of Georgia for thirty years. He is the author of numerous Rumi translations and has been a student of Sufism since 1977. His work with Rumi was the subject of an hour-long segment in Bill Moyers's Language of Life series on PBS, and he is a featured poet and translator in Bill Moyers's poetry special, "Fooling with Words." Coleman Barks is the father of two grown children and the grandfather of four. He lives in Athens, Georgia.

 

 

 

Upcoming Appearances

June 21

The Rumi Concert at Omega, a Saturday evening event

A Rumi Celebration at the Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY, June 21-23, 2013. from 12:21PM to 12:21PM.

 

July 25

Quest Conference in Devon, England

See www.questuk.co.uk from 8:42PM to 8:42PM.

 

September 20

 

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