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

July 10, 2009

Screening of an animation of a Rumi poem at the High Museum in Atlanta

8 pm, Friday, July 10th. This short animation of "White Cow" will be shown in the Rich Theatre of W...

July 30, 2009

Reading in Atlanta at the Decatur Library Auditorium

This Thursday night reading will start at 7:15 pm, go until about 8 pm, then Q & A for 15 minutes, t...

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