A Passion for God

Coleman Barks reads popular Rumi quatrains, accompanied by music. Courtesy of

The Dastan Ensemble performs Rumi poems set to music. Courtesy of

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Coleman Barks is the premier American translator of Rumi's poetry. His radically fresh versions of the poems have made Rumi the best-selling poet in the U.S. today.

Iran's acclaimed Dastan Ensemble includes Kayhan Kalhor on setar and kamancheh, Pejman Hadadi on percussion, Hamid Motebassem on setar and tar, Hossein Behroozi-Nia on barbat, and singer Shahram Nazeri, one of Persian music's great classical singers. The group has played to standing-room-only audiences at music festivals and concerts across the globe.