Title: not really ghazals
Product review: in the classic way of english writers who decide to tackle foriegn forms, this book cops out on presenting "real" ghazals in english. instead what we have are a collection of poems that could possibly be called "psuedo-ghazals" ...the ghazal is a very beautiful and intricate form from an extremely rich culture and history; it should be respected as thus. this book, just from looking at the sample pages, shows me that this form has not been respected by its editor. ghazals have been written in english that can, in fact, be called ghazals and that conform to its highly rigid forms; the three ghazals presented in the samples do not show me a book that has attempted to find or solicit these ghazals or their authors.if shahid should put together another book of ghazals in english, it is my hope more time will be spent compiling real examples of the ghazal form...
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