About the book: essential rumi new expanded edition the best-selling rumi book ever is now better than ever! this revised and expanded edition of the comprehensive one-volume edition of americas most popular poet includes a new introduction by coleman barks, and 81 new poems never published before the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of rumi is more popular than ever, and the essential rumi continues to be far and away the top-selling title of all rumi books with the addition of many new poems and a new introduction, the essential rumi is now clearly the definitive, and most delightful selection of rumis poetry about the author: coleman barks coleman barks is a renowned poet and the bestselling author of the essential rumi, the soul of rumi, and rumi: the book of love he was prominently featured in both of bill moyerss pbs television series on poetry, the language of life and fooling with words he taught english and poetry at the university of georgia for many years, and he now focuses on writing, readings, and performances he lives in athens, ga - from Amzon