Coleman Barks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Coleman Barks

American poet

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1937

Place of Birth: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Profession: writer, poet, translator, author, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.