Poet reclining by a stream. Links to other sites on ghazals.
An empty image for spacing. This page has links to sites on ghazals and sites on poetry or otherwise generally relevant. I appreciate feedback on this page, especially more URLs for good sites on ghazals not listed here. I will put any appropriate ones here. If any poets writing ghazals have sites with examples of your work, I will be happy to list them here.

Web Sites on Ghazals

Other Relevant Web Sites

Web Sites on Ghazals

A swirly disk. Ghazal
AHA! Books has long supported the naturalization of ghazals into English poetry. This page provides links to some early discussions of the form. A link to their main page is below. Be sure to check out Lynx for more examples of contemporary ghazals in English as well as other challenging and satisfying poetry.

Swirlydisk.Mirza Ghalib
This somewhat hectic site presents material on one of the greats, Ghalib, with material in Urdu and English. It provides links to other sites as well.

Aswirlydisk. Ghazal.110mb.com

This new site presents the ghazal as a form of popular music in India. The site's creator describes it this way: "contains lots of downloads and lyrics of ghazals of famous singers like Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Talat Aziz, Pankaj Udhas, Noor Jehan, Tina Sani and many more."

Those of us writing literary ghazals in English — poems to be read — will benefit from acquiantance with this extensive world of the sung ghazal.

Aswirly disk. Basic Points about the Ghazal
The late Agha Shahid Ali provides a succinct list of what makes a poem a ghazal.Shahid's arguments for the traditional form and his ghazals written English are essential those who seek to make the ghazal an English form.

Aswirly disk. The Ghazal Then and Now
This essay provides historical and cultural context for the ghazal, especially as a part of Pakistani and Indian culture. I recommend it highly; while some of the information overlaps other sources on the ghazals, the unique information is invaluable.

Swirly disk. What is a Ghazal?
This site presents Abhay Avachat's definition of the Urdu ghazal; The definition is in English, the examples in Urdu

Aswirly disk. Gene Doty's collection: Zero: Thirty Ghazals
AHA! Books published this collection several years ago. Follow the link and then find the link for "Gene Doty: Zero."

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Other Relevant Web Sites

A swirly disk.The Muse Apprentice Guild
The M.A.G. is a new and ambitious site, publishing many poets, essays, reviews, and other goodies. Very much worth a visit and then repeated visits.

Aswirly disk.AHA! POETRY
Jane and Werner Reichhold's site is rich with information on a variety of poetic forms, including the ghazal. Other forms considered are haiku, tanka, and sijo. Their online journal, Lynx, offers poets the opportunity to collaborate with other poets on "linked" poems. The site also offers online books of poetry, including Gene Doty's Zero: Thirty Ghazals.

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