Rumi

What was said to the rose ... by Joyce Wycoff

In January, 2011, I launched a month of celebrating Rumi and Coleman Barks, the translator who brought Rumi to life once again. These posts continue to be popular so this page is dedicated to making it easier to experience these two remarkable men.

“If Rumi is the most read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divine madness in Rumi’s poetry is truly remarkable.”
-- Huston Smith, author, The World’s Religions

Jalal ad-Din Rumi is the 13th-century Persian muslim poet and Sufi mystic, known as the Poet of Love. He was born on September 30, 1207, in the village of Wakhsh in what is now Tajikistan and died on December 17, 1273. Enjoy!

1/1/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi & Barks Celebration
1//2/2011 Idylling about ... Rumi: Inside Water
1/3/2011 Idylling about ... Rumi: Love Dogs
1/4/2011 Idylling about ... Rumi: the Jars of Springwater
1/5/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Only Breath
1/6/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Out beyond the Field
1/7/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Gnats and Other Small Things
1/8/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: What Was Said to the Rose
1/9/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Those Who Don't Feel This Love
1/10/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Imagine the Time
1/11/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Who Says Words with My Mouth
1/12/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Today, Like Every Other Day
1/13/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: I, You, He, She, We
1/14/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: The Water You Want
1/15/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: The Language of Life 1
1/16/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: The Language of Life 2
1/17/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: The Lanugage of Life 3
1/18/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: The Lanugage of Life 4
1/19/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: The Language of Life 6
1/20/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: The Language of Life 7
1/21/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: The Language of Life 8
1/22/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: The Language of Life 9
1/23/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Sitar, Roses and Poems
1/24/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Whatever Circles Comes from the ...
1/25/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Poet of the Heart
1/26/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: These Spiritual Window Shoppers
1/27/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: I Met One Traveling
1/28/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Love Comes with a Knife
1/29/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Scarcity Scared Silly
1/30/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Quatrains
1/31/2011 Idylling about ... : Rumi: Nightingale