Coleman Barks
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Coleman Barks, preeminent translator of the 13th-century mystic poet, Rumi, is first writer to be featured in the annual collection.
Interlude Editions will debut the first Cold Mountain Collection on Saturday evening, November 22, from 7-9 pm, at a celebration at Asheville BookWorks. Starting this year, and annually hereafter, Interlude Editions will publish and offer for sale an edition of a fine-press, handcrafted artist’s book, in three different formats: Deluxe, Collector, and Chapbook. Proceeds of the sale of the Collection will benefit Interlude Editions, which funds residencies at Asheville BookWorks for artists wishing to create limited editions of artists’ books and fine arts prints for education, exhibition, and distribution.
Entitled “Early Autumn,” the 2008 Cold Mountain Collection features 20 poems by Coleman Barks, the preeminent translator of the work of the 13th-century Persian mystic poet Rumi, and a poet in his own right. All but two of the 20 poems are being published for the first time in ‘Early Autumn.’ Barks has said that the poems were inspired by the 13th-century Chinese painting, also titled ‘Early Autumn’ (currently in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts), by the Chinese master painter Qian Xuan. Barks will be reading at the November 22nd celebration. This event is free and open to the public.
About the Cold Mountain Collection: The Cold Mountain Collection is a project of and will benefit Interlude Editions. Each annual collection will consist of an edition of a handcrafted book, available in Deluxe, Standard, and Chapbook Editions. The 2008 Deluxe edition is housed in a beautiful box, features a pop-up by Shawn Sheehy, and is letter press and relief printed cover to cover. Artist/ designer, Andy Farkas created the book design and artwork for the inaugural 2008 edition. The Cold Mountain Collection is printed and bound by the Interlude Edition folks at Asheville BookWorks. To learn more about The Cold Mountain Collection, or to download an order form, please visit www.interludeeditions.com or call 828.255.8444.
About Interlude Editions: Interlude Editions was established in 2007 to address the needs of artists working in the book form for space, equipment, creative resources, and dedicated time to create editions (multiple handcrafted copies) of their work. Artists who are selected through Interlude Editions’ competitive process conduct their residency at Asheville BookWorks, a community resource for print and book arts for Western North Carolina and the Southeast. BookWorks provides studio space for resident artists, as well as use of specialized equipment.
The 2007 Interlude Editions Resident Artist is Frank Brannon. Brannon is a letterpress artist, papermaker and the proprietor of Speak Easy Press. During his residency, he created an edition of more than 80 books featuring the work of Louis Lawrence (Larry Lou) Foster. Foster, a book artist and fine binder, is a respected expert and innovator in paste-paper design. Interlude is currently soliciting applications for 2008-2009 residencies. Visit www.interludeeditions.com for more information.
About Coleman Barks: Coleman Barks was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was educated at the University of North Carolina and the University of California at Berkeley. He taught poetry and creative writing at the University of Georgia for thirty years. He is the author of numerous Rumi translations and has been a student of Sufism since 1977. Barks' translations of Rumi have sold more than a quarter of a million copies. His work with Rumi was the subject of an hour-long segment in Bill Moyers's Language of Life series on PBS, and he is a featured poet and translator in Bill Moyers's poetry special, "Fooling with Words." Coleman Barks is the father of two grown children and the grandfather of four. He lives in Athens, Georgia.
About Asheville BookWorks: Asheville BookWorks is a community resource for print and book arts serving Western North Carolina and the Southeast. Located at 428 1/2 Haywood Road, in West Asheville,, Asheville, BookWorks presents an ongoing schedule of classes, lectures, and exhibits, and provides studio rentals and artist residencies. Visit www.ashevillebookworks.com for more information.
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