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[(Rumi-the Book of Love)] [Author: Coleman Barks] published on

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Coleman Barks
Coleman Barks

Coleman Barks is an American poet renowned for his translations of Rumi's poetry. Born on April 23, 1937, Barks has introduced the essence of Rumi's work to a modern English-speaking audience, capturing the spiritual and philosophical depth of the original Persian texts. more

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“My sorrow, my day upon day and night upon night of relentless grief is not for the mess the world is in, and it's not for my own morality; it's for my delicate heart and the wounds it had yet to endure. I grieve for all the suffering it has endured. I agonize over all that I have given to others and to the world, even as I've failed to live better myself. It's not the world's fault; it's my fragile heart's fault. We're not exempt from the world's injury, so we are doomed to suffer spiritual illness over time.”