I read some of his poems when I was in China." Iranian students Ghazal Alizade and Anahita Houshyari ... By praying, I feel at peace and also feel the tolerance from the past within me." This year's ...

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In one of his Persian Ghazals, Ghalib awakens man to his essence – the essence which is atemporal and transcends the limits ...

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Inspired by the Persian lyric tradition, Martin’s poems praise the range of human experiences, adding contemporary elements to the ghazal form. Ecstasy by Alex Dimitrov (Apr. 1, $29, ISBN ...

Eminent Urdu writer Shamim Tariq on Wednesday said that Firaq Gorakhpuri is the Mir of modern Urdu poetry. Tariq was speaking at the opening session of the two-day national seminar “Firaq ...

Its first section, “Book of Common Prayers”, rewrites canonical devotions from sources as diverse as Job, St Augustine and Rumi, and does so with a rare panache and integrity. A poem titled ...

Then they search. And then the others, they come for the poetry,” explained Celal Çelebi, a 23rd-generation descendent of Rumi and member of the family that has led the Mevlevi order in Konya ...