20 Books of Poetry Everyone Should Own
Verse to reach for on a lazy evening—or a difficult day: The poetry no reader's library should be without.
By Carmela Ciuraru
3 of 20
The Essential Rumi
By Rumi
416 pages;
HarperOne
The 13th-century Persian mystic's words continue to resonate,
particularly in this translation, which offers a remarkably contemporary
voice.
— Carmela Ciuraru
Published 03/18/2011
