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Coleman Barks was born on 23 April, 1937 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a poet. Discover Coleman Barks's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Coleman Bryan Barks
Occupation Poet
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 23 April 1937
Birthday 23 April
Birthplace Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nationality United States

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Who Is Coleman Barks's Wife?

His wife is Kittsu Greenwood (1962–?, divorced)

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Children Benjamin, Cole

Coleman Barks Net Worth

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2009

He has also read his original poetry at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. In March 2009, Barks was inducted to the Georgia Writers' Hall of Fame.

2006

Barks makes frequent international appearances and is well known throughout the Middle East. Barks' work has contributed to an extremely strong following of Rumi in the English-speaking world. Due to his work, the ideas of Sufism have crossed many cultural boundaries over the past few decades. Barks received an honorary doctorate from University of Tehran in 2006.

2001

Barks has published several volumes of his own poetry, including Gourd Seed, "Quickly Aging Here", Tentmaking, and, in 2001, Granddaughter Poems, a collection of Coleman's poetry about his granddaughter, Briny Barks, with illustrations by Briny. Harper published his first book of poetry, The Juice, in 1972.

1976

Barks has published several volumes of his interpretations of Rumi's poetry since 1976, including The Hand of Poetry, Five Mystic Poets of Persia in 1993, The Essential Rumi in 1995, The Book of Love in 2003 and A Year with Rumi in 2006.

1937

Coleman Barks (born April 23, 1937) is an American poet, and former literature faculty at the University of Georgia. Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, he is a popular interpreter of Rumi, rewriting the poems based on other English translations.