This revised and expanded edition ofThe Essential Rumiincludes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems of Rumi.

Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of readers, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of thirteenth-century Sufi Mystic Rumi more popular than ever.The Essential Rumicontinues to be the bestselling of all Rumi books, and the definitive selection of his beautiful, mystical poetry.