An Audience of One -- Islamic Ghazals in English

A Masterful Collection of Poems that Brings the Beauty of Traditional Islamic Ghazals in English to a Modern Audience.

Quotes from the Introduction:

"Over time, the ghazal has come to represent the most prized and popular poetic genre in Urdu and Farsi, both among literary and courtesan circles as well as the common folk."

"In any of these cases, the challenge of the poet remains to pack the most thought in the fewest words, and by doing so, to suggest enraptured beauty without drawing aside the Veil from her face."

"The collected poems contained herein began as a creative effort four or five years ago, trying to write thematically and structurally sound ghazals in English.  The central theme of the ghazal has always been to express emotional tension, and this effect is only further emphasized by the balance of free and rhymed verse."

 

 

 

Blue Qur'an Page 30x40cm, Gold ink on Vellum

   

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