I Want Burning [AUDIOBOOK] [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD)

~ Coleman Barks (Reader)

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Product Description

Why is a 700-year-old mystic named Jelaluddin Rumi the #1-selling poet in America? The answer to that question is simple: Coleman Barks. From his immensely popular translations of Rumi to his featured appearances on public television, this award-winning poet has almost single-handedly brought ecstatic Sufi poetry into the mainstream of English-language readers. On I Want Burning, listeners will join Coleman Barks in an inspired evening featuring three literary legends of the 14th-century Middle East: Jelaluddin Rumi; Hafiz (the all-time favorite poet of the Persian world); and Lalla, the astonishing Kashmiri woman poet, singer, and dancer.

Book Description

An intense and fiery journey to Sufism's golden age of spiritual expression through poetry. Works by Rumi, Hafiz, and Lalla. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; Unabridged edition (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564558304
• ISBN-13: 978-1564558305
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #549,393 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Room For Rumi and Friends, March 31, 2001

By	"bpjammin" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

If you are an admirer of the poetry of Rumi and the translations Coleman Barks, you will love this CD collection. In addition to Rumi, there are selections from two additional poets, Hafiz and Lalla, both of which compliment the selections from Rumi. Some of the readings are accompanied by music. Mr. Barks reads his translations in a relaxed and jovial manner, which displays his genuine affection for the works read.

This recording was made before a live audience and therefore lacks the polish of a studio recording, but makes up for it with the charm of being live and alive. There is no text of the poetry with the CD and the only liner notes are a brief bio of Coleman Barks.

If you are unfamiliar with the poetry of Rumi, this CD would be a good place to start. Rumi's poetry reflects his unabashed love for God, but without the hindrance of doctrinal constraints; it is spiritual without being religious.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coleman Barks captures the spirit of Rumi, Hafiz, and Lalla, August 4, 2005

By	Cullen Anderson (Asheville, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Colemen Barks captures the spirit of Rumi, Hafiz, and Lalla. I enjoy the Spiritual Essence revealed in his reading so much, that I have 3 copies of this, and have sent it to several friends. I have a copy for the car, the house, and the garden. Coleman has said he Becomes what Rumi has written when he recites this wonderful poetry. Yes, and it is apparent. A shiver runs the spine at the Recognition revealed in these readings.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Yes, Yes, February 10, 2003

By	R. A. Piccione "RAP" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Delicious. Uplifting. Reaffirming. Intoxicating. Necessary. (In other words: Get it, sit down, listen!)