The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi - Hardcover

Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Maulana; Helminski, Kabir

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0939660660 ISBN 13: 9780939660667

Publisher: Threshold Books, 1998

Synopsis

A Sufi poet and mystic of 13th-century Persia, Rumi can justly be placed with the literary and spiritual greats of all time. THE RUMI COLLECTION comprises the work of nine translators and is culled from four volumes, yet it repeats none of the material in the highly popular ESSENTIAL RUMI. In both content and design, THE RUMI COLLECTION makes an ideal gift book for anyone who appreciates inspirational verse.

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Review:

America's bestselling poet, 13th-century Sufi bard Rumi, would feel as overwhelmed as the rest of us when trying to pick out just the right collection of his translated masterpieces. To the rescue comes Kabir Helminski, a modern-day Sufi who has wrapped up a sampler of Rumi's inspirational poems. Let's not object that about half of the translations are from Kabir's own hand (in cooperation with his wife, Camille) since they are excellent in their own respect and are accompanied by pieces from the likes of Robert Bly, Coleman Barks, and Andrew Harvey. As editor, Helminski spans the range of Rumi's oeuvre, from the contemplative "Stay Close, My Heart" to the ecstatic "Drowned in God" to the whimsical "Animal Cookies." The magic of Rumi is his imagery. The journey to God comes cloaked in such guises as a tailor, bread, buttermilk, a surgeon, chickpeas, the edge of a roof, a beggar, a jar, and an elephant's dream. Two of the tastiest treats are "Eating Poetry" and "Love Is Like a Lawsuit." --Brian Bruya

About the Author:

Kabir Helminski is the author of Living Presence: A Sufi Way to Mindfulness and the Essential Self, as well as the translator of numerous books of Sufi literature and especially Rumi. He is the codirector, with his wife, Camille Helminski, of the Threshold Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge and practice of Sufism. As the publisher of Threshold Books for some twenty years, he was largely responsible for making Rumi the most widely read poet of our time. As a producer and writer of Sufi music, he has gained recognition for numerous recordings, including his own Garden within the Flames. He is a representative of the Mevlevi tradition founded by Jalaluddin Rumi.

About this edition

• Publisher: Threshold Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0939660660
• ISBN 13: 9780939660667
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 206