Coleman Barks

The Drowned Book

Ecstatic and Earthy Reflections of Bamauddin the Father of Rumi

Talking Points

COLEMAN BARKS is a renowned poet and best-selling author. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers’s PBS television series on poetry, The Language of Life and Fooling with Words. He taught English and poetry at the University of Georgia for thirty years, and he now focuses on writing, readings, and performances.

Description

The Drowned Book is the first ever English language version of a wonderful but virtually unknown book by Rumi’s father, Bahauddin—who himself was a great Persian Sufi  teacher and a comparably insightful, daring, poetic spiritual genius.