A little more on the ghazal from the Academy of American Poets. I’ve become enamored with the form. We’ll see what comes of this latest enthusiasm!
O at the Edges
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O at the Edges 
Very interesting, I’d never heard of this one!
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It’s an intriguing form. I first encountered it years ago in a Jim Harrison book. But Harrison refrained from using the repetitive and rhyming aspects of the form. This is more rigorous, I think, although I love the Harrison ghazals.
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It is a form to be enamored of. Was just reading Lorca’s “Terrible Presence” and thinking “Man, Robert’s got this just as tight.” Go….
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Ooh, Lorca! Am always half afraid to read him, as I fear that I’ll try to copy him, and fail miserably. But who can resist?
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It is fascinating to read about ghazals in such details…it is a beautiful art form , subtle and mellifluous
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My reading of them has been rather willy-nilly – one here, one there. But I’ve ordered three books, which should give me a good dose of ghazals!
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I agree they should !!
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