Huston Smith's Quote - If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is i

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If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is i

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 really remarkable. – Huston Smith

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…my heart sinks like a comb into wave after wave of your silky hair. – Rumi

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I don’t regret how much I love, and I avoid those who repent their passion. – Rumi

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