The 13th-century Sufi poet and mystic, Rumi, captivates readers across the world today even today. His wise words on love and ...

Three women sit around a table, heads bowed low over their writing pads. Every now and then one stops to talk about the words she has written and the poem that inspired it. Next to each is a copy of ...

On May 2, 1977, Coleman Barks dreamed he was sleeping on a bluff above the Tennessee River when a ball of light rose off an island across from where he was sitting. In the dream, Barks woke up. The ...

Rumi, trans. from the Persian by Brad Gooch and Maryam Mortaz. Everyman’s Library, $14.95 (256p) ISBN 978-1-101-90810-5 With millions of copies of the 13th-century Sufi mystic poet’s work sold ...