Ravishing DisUnities: Real Ghazals in English (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0819564370 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-21 |
| Language | : | Arabic |
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Five Stars Robbie His talent is unsurpassed. "A Ravishing Introduction" according to A. F. Clark. I'm a great admirer of the editor's own poetry, particularly his ghazals. The introductory essay that begins this collection is extremely valuable to any student of this poetic form, which is not yet fully appreciated--or practiced--in the West. Prior to his far-too-early death, Ali was a great champion of the ghazal.The ghazals of the contributing poets are mixed in their level of success. None are unworthy of. Dominic G. Le Fave said Ravishing!. What a timely book with the potential to completely transform poetry and poetics as we know it! If Aga Shahid Ali's arguments for the Ghazal do not transform your sense of what you are doing as a poet, or what you think is happening in contemporary poetry, then the sheer vitality, cosmopolitanism, and incisive relevance of the poems in this collection will certainly do so.
As this dazzling collection shows, the intricate and self-reflexive ghazal brings the writer a unique set of challenges and opportunities. An elegant afterword by Sarah Suleri Goodyear elucidates the larger issues of cultural translation and authenticity inherent in writing in a "borrowed" form.. Merwin, William Matthews, Paul Muldoon, Ellen Bryant Voigt, and many others. But like the haiku before it, the ghazal has been widely misunderstood and thus most English ghazals have been far from the mark in both letter and spirit. Agha Shahid Ali's lively introduction gives a brief history of the ghazal and instructions on how to compose one in English. In recent years, the ghazal (pronounced "ghuzzle"), a traditional Arabic form of poetry, has become popular among contemporary English language poets. This anthology brings together ghazals by a rich gathering of 107 poets including Diane Ackerman, John Hollander, W. S
One rhyme scheme runs throughout the poem, and the rhyme must precede the refrain. Donna SeamanCopyright © American Library Association. The form consists of a series of discrete couplets in which the second line offers a surprising spin on the first. S. The ghazal truly is an enchanting form, and each poet, including Diane Ackerman, W. From Booklist Why have so many contemporary poets who write free verse in English become so enamored of the ghazal, a difficult Arabic form? In the introduction to this wonderfully stimulating collection of recent ghazals by 107 poets, editor and poet Ali discusses the tradition's long legacy, which harkens bac