Special Issue Links
Astronomy Challenge Issue
You will find 18 ghazals by nearly a dozen poets in this issue. These poems cover a very wide range of topics, from the mythological to the personal to the literally astronomical. Please enjoy them!
Book Challenge Issue
Twelve poets contributed 16 poems to this issue with the theme of "books." All but one of the poems are ghazals. David Jalajel's poem, "Books," while not a ghazal, makes an excellent proem for the issue.
Arabic Ghazal Challenge Issue
Here are nine ghazals that make varied use of the Arabic ghazal form as explained by David Jalajel. I hope that you will find this ghazals rewarding and that you'll try the approach yourself. I'd love to see the results.
Color Radif Challenge Issue
A spectrum of ghazals awaits your reading! Over twenty poets rose to the challenge with over two-dozen effective ghazals.
Tercet Challenge Issue
The results of the tercet challenge await you at the other end of this link. The ghazals published there provide a number of varied satisfactions. Enjoy!
Stone Radif Challenge Issue
Stone melts, flows, erodes, crumbles, forms out of settled debris, rises into mountains, undergirds seas. The variety of these ghazals reflects the variety of stone.
Sugar Radif Challenge Issue
You will find 18 ghazals here, celebrating the many flavors of sugar. Get a spoon, get some tongs, and enjoy!
Two Essays by Niranjan Sarkar
These two essays discuss the ghazal as a form of Urdu poetry and the ghazal as a musical form. You will find them very informative.
July 2007 Special Issue
English Ghazals Based on Arabic Forms. These essays provide both information and guidelines for writing ghazals in English.
Moon Radif Challenge Issue
You will find 20 ghazals here; there are four pages as well as the index page that this link leads to. Enjoy!