Coleman Barks
Coleman Barks | |
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Barks in 2004 | |
| Born | Coleman Bryan Barks April 23, 1937 Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Genre | American poetry |
| Notable works | Gourd Seed, The Essential Rumi |
| Spouse | Kittsu Greenwood (1962–?, divorced) |
| Children | Benjamin, Cole |
| Relatives | Elizabeth Barks Cox (sister) |
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Coleman Barks (born April 23, 1937) is an American poet and former literature faculty member at the University of Georgia. Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, he is a popular interpreter of Rumi, rewriting the poems based on other English translations.