Coleman Barks

{"id":11490582,"title":"Like This - More Poetry of Rumi, Coleman Barks","handle":"like-this-more-poetry-of-rumi-coleman-barks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough his rendering of Rumi’s poems and stories, Coleman Barks has established himself as perhaps the leading voice for Rumi’s work today. His warm and sensitive reading combines with the world-renowned musicianship of Hamza El Din (oud and tar) and Steve Coughlin (ney an hansuri) to create an enthralling listening experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273), is now recognized in the West as one of the greatest poets of all time . His works are charged with an unequalled blend of literary genius and spiritual wisdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo matter how often we listed to Rumi, each time is always the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis program includes twenty two of Rumi’s most beautiful poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.betterlisten.com\/coleman-barks.html\"\u003eAuthor Bio and Links\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: 73 minutes\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e: 978-1-61544-039-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cobject type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/static.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/files\/player.swf?1247772665\" id=\"audioplayer1\" height=\"24\" width=\"290\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/static.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/files\/player.swf?1247772665\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=1\u0026amp;soundFile=http:\/\/static.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/files\/like_this_preview.mp3?1260458616\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"menu\" value=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"\u003e\n\u003c\/object\u003e \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","published_at":"2009-12-10T10:20:16-05:00","created_at":"2009-12-10T10:20:16-05:00","vendor":"BetterListen!","type":"Audio Program","tags":["Audio Program","Inspiration","mp3"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":29399552,"title":"Digital Download","option1":"Digital Download","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"039DD","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Like This - More Poetry of Rumi, Coleman Barks - Digital Download","public_title":"Digital Download","options":["Digital Download"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-5,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/LikeThisColemanBarks300.jpg?v=1527623804"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/LikeThisColemanBarks300.jpg?v=1527623804","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Like This - More Poetry of Rumi, Coleman Barks Audio Program BetterListen! - BetterListen!","id":546111603,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.99,"height":303,"width":300,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/LikeThisColemanBarks300.jpg?v=1568665262"},"aspect_ratio":0.99,"height":303,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/LikeThisColemanBarks300.jpg?v=1568665262","width":300}],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThrough his rendering of Rumi’s poems and stories, Coleman Barks has established himself as perhaps the leading voice for Rumi’s work today. His warm and sensitive reading combines with the world-renowned musicianship of Hamza El Din (oud and tar) and Steve Coughlin (ney an hansuri) to create an enthralling listening experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273), is now recognized in the West as one of the greatest poets of all time . His works are charged with an unequalled blend of literary genius and spiritual wisdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo matter how often we listed to Rumi, each time is always the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis program includes twenty two of Rumi’s most beautiful poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.betterlisten.com\/coleman-barks.html\"\u003eAuthor Bio and Links\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: 73 minutes\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e: 978-1-61544-039-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cobject type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/static.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/files\/player.swf?1247772665\" id=\"audioplayer1\" height=\"24\" width=\"290\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/static.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/files\/player.swf?1247772665\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=1\u0026amp;soundFile=http:\/\/static.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/files\/like_this_preview.mp3?1260458616\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"menu\" value=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"\u003e\n\u003c\/object\u003e \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n"}

{"id":11706262,"title":"Poems of Rumi by Coleman Barks and Robert Bly","handle":"poems-of-rumi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are delighted to offer this excerpt from \u003ci\u003eThe Poems of Rumi\u003c\/i\u003e as read by Coleman Barks, leading scholar and translator of Rumi poetry, and Robert Bly, poet, author, and leader of the men's movement. Jalaluddin Rumi is a beloved as a spiritual master and one of the greatest poets of all time. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The dictionaries have no entry for the sort of love we have. If you can define a road, it’s not the lover’s road. The high branches of love shoot up into the air that exists before eternity and the roots grow down into the earth after eternity. This tree doesn’t stand around isolated on the earth. We have pulled the sober watcher from his throne. We’ve moved the said rules for animal and instinctual life. The kind of love that we know of is too great for this sober watcher, and for this simple instinctual life. Now, if you believe that your need can be met and you’re wanting, satisfied from the outside, you are really a tiger or a cougar. You pray any longer to wooden idols, then why do you keep praying to your desire? If you become the one you long for, what will you do with your longing?...\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRumi (1207-1273) was one of the world’s most profound and influential spiritual masters. Robert Bly and Coleman Barks accompanied by Marcus Wise (tablas), David Whetstone (sitar), Celso Maldanado, Michael Meade, and Olatunji (drums).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.betterlisten.com\/coleman-barks.html\"\u003eAuthor Bio and Links\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: 138 minutes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e: Digital Download 978-1-61544-038-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F102902221\u0026amp;color=659702\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2013-05-10T09:08:00-04:00","created_at":"2009-12-16T10:10:13-05:00","vendor":"BetterListen!","type":"Audio Program","tags":["Audio Program","Inspiration","mp3","myth \u0026 story","Poetry"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":29788842,"title":"Digital Download","option1":"Digital Download","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"038DD","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Poems of Rumi by Coleman Barks and Robert Bly - Digital Download","public_title":"Digital Download","options":["Digital Download"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-88,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781615440382"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/PoemsofRumi300.jpg?v=1527623890"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/PoemsofRumi300.jpg?v=1527623890","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Poems of Rumi by Coleman Barks and Robert Bly Audio Program BetterListen! - BetterListen!","id":546439283,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.017,"height":295,"width":300,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/PoemsofRumi300.jpg?v=1568665263"},"aspect_ratio":1.017,"height":295,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/PoemsofRumi300.jpg?v=1568665263","width":300}],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are delighted to offer this excerpt from \u003ci\u003eThe Poems of Rumi\u003c\/i\u003e as read by Coleman Barks, leading scholar and translator of Rumi poetry, and Robert Bly, poet, author, and leader of the men's movement. Jalaluddin Rumi is a beloved as a spiritual master and one of the greatest poets of all time. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The dictionaries have no entry for the sort of love we have. If you can define a road, it’s not the lover’s road. The high branches of love shoot up into the air that exists before eternity and the roots grow down into the earth after eternity. This tree doesn’t stand around isolated on the earth. We have pulled the sober watcher from his throne. We’ve moved the said rules for animal and instinctual life. The kind of love that we know of is too great for this sober watcher, and for this simple instinctual life. Now, if you believe that your need can be met and you’re wanting, satisfied from the outside, you are really a tiger or a cougar. You pray any longer to wooden idols, then why do you keep praying to your desire? If you become the one you long for, what will you do with your longing?...\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRumi (1207-1273) was one of the world’s most profound and influential spiritual masters. Robert Bly and Coleman Barks accompanied by Marcus Wise (tablas), David Whetstone (sitar), Celso Maldanado, Michael Meade, and Olatunji (drums).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.betterlisten.com\/coleman-barks.html\"\u003eAuthor Bio and Links\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: 138 minutes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e: Digital Download 978-1-61544-038-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F102902221\u0026amp;color=659702\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":8305462,"title":"Pure Water: Poetry of Rumi with Coleman Barks and Eugene Friesen","handle":"pure-water-poetry-of-rumi-with-coleman-barks-and-eugene-friesen","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 2009 Nautilus Gold Award Winner, Pure Water is Coleman Barks’ inspired live performance of the poetry of Jellaludin Rumi (1207-1273) by with Sufi stories \u0026amp; jokes, accompanied with music by Bach, O’Carolan, Friesen and others. The performance captured in this recording recalls the essence of the communal celebrations of poetry, stories, jokes, prayer, and music in which Rumi’s work was first uttered, but presents it in a distinctive contemporary setting. Coleman’s words combine with the cello of Grammy Award-winner Eugene Friesen, carrying the language directly into the heart of the listener with a diverse menu of world folk melodies, Bach, and improvisation. As Rumi wrote: “What is the soul? Consciousness. The more awareness, the deeper the soul, and when such essence overflows, you feel a sacredness around. It’s so simple to tell one who puts on a robe and pretends to be a dervish from the real thing. We know the taste of pure water…” \u003cbr\u003e Excerpt from recording:\u003cbr\u003e “I am so small I can barely be seen. \u003cbr\u003e How can this great love be inside me? \u003cbr\u003e Look at your eyes, they are small, \u003cbr\u003e but they see enormous things.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.betterlisten.com\/coleman-barks.html\"\u003eAuthor Bio and Links\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: 68 minutes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e: Digital Download 978-1-61544-025-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/132401682\u0026amp;color=ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_artwork=true\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\/p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2009-08-12T09:17:05-04:00","created_at":"2009-08-12T08:17:05-04:00","vendor":"BetterListen!","type":"Audio Program","tags":["Audio Program","free title of the month","Inspiration","mp3","myth \u0026 story","Poetry","religion"],"price":0,"price_min":0,"price_max":0,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":995,"compare_at_price_min":995,"compare_at_price_max":995,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":22871572,"title":"Digital Download","option1":"Digital Download","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"025DD","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Pure Water: Poetry of Rumi with Coleman Barks and Eugene Friesen - Digital Download","public_title":"Digital Download","options":["Digital Download"],"price":0,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":995,"inventory_quantity":-340,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781615440252"}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/pure_water300.jpg?v=1527053851"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/pure_water300.jpg?v=1527053851","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Pure Water: Poetry of Rumi with Coleman Barks and Eugene Friesen Audio Program BetterListen! - BetterListen!","id":540147827,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.119,"height":268,"width":300,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/pure_water300.jpg?v=1568665244"},"aspect_ratio":1.119,"height":268,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/pure_water300.jpg?v=1568665244","width":300}],"content":"\u003cp\u003eA 2009 Nautilus Gold Award Winner, Pure Water is Coleman Barks’ inspired live performance of the poetry of Jellaludin Rumi (1207-1273) by with Sufi stories \u0026amp; jokes, accompanied with music by Bach, O’Carolan, Friesen and others. The performance captured in this recording recalls the essence of the communal celebrations of poetry, stories, jokes, prayer, and music in which Rumi’s work was first uttered, but presents it in a distinctive contemporary setting. Coleman’s words combine with the cello of Grammy Award-winner Eugene Friesen, carrying the language directly into the heart of the listener with a diverse menu of world folk melodies, Bach, and improvisation. As Rumi wrote: “What is the soul? Consciousness. The more awareness, the deeper the soul, and when such essence overflows, you feel a sacredness around. It’s so simple to tell one who puts on a robe and pretends to be a dervish from the real thing. 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{"id":11706412,"title":"The Glance by Coleman Barks","handle":"the-glance-by-coleman-barks","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the great icons of mysticism, by the Persian poet who has captured today’s spiritual audience—now in a first-ever English translation by his premier interpreter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an intriguing and deeply personal introduction to the exquisitely packaged The Glance, Coleman Barks interprets this love that transcends time, gender, sex, and age. This program features 12 sensational poems enhanced with music to intensify the mystical Rumi experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRumi poems from The Glance are read to the accompainment of Chloe Goodchild (voice), David Darling (cello), Glen Velez (world percussion), and Reza Derakshani (various Persian instruments).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.betterlisten.com\/coleman-barks.html\"\u003eAuthor Bio and Links\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: 56 minutes\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e: 978-1-61544-040-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cobject type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/static.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/files\/player.swf?1247772665\" id=\"audioplayer1\" height=\"24\" width=\"290\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/static.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/files\/player.swf?1247772665\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"playerID=1\u0026amp;soundFile=http:\/\/static.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/files\/The_Glance_Preview.mp3?1260977192\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"menu\" value=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cparam name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"\u003e\n\u003c\/object\u003e \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n","published_at":"2009-12-16T10:27:13-05:00","created_at":"2009-12-16T10:27:13-05:00","vendor":"BetterListen!","type":"Audio Program","tags":["Audio Program","Inspiration","mp3","myth \u0026 story","Poetry"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":29789172,"title":"Digital Download","option1":"Digital Download","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"040DD","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Glance by Coleman Barks - Digital Download","public_title":"Digital Download","options":["Digital Download"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-1,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":""}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/TheGlance300.jpg?v=1471014219"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/TheGlance300.jpg?v=1471014219","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"The Glance by Coleman Barks Audio Program BetterListen! - BetterListen!","id":546472051,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.024,"height":293,"width":300,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/TheGlance300.jpg?v=1568665263"},"aspect_ratio":1.024,"height":293,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/0602\/products\/TheGlance300.jpg?v=1568665263","width":300}],"content":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the great icons of mysticism, by the Persian poet who has captured today’s spiritual audience—now in a first-ever English translation by his premier interpreter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an intriguing and deeply personal introduction to the exquisitely packaged The Glance, Coleman Barks interprets this love that transcends time, gender, sex, and age. 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