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Ghazal

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Ghazal is the most popular form of Urdu poetry. Ghazals are very popular wherever Urdu is spoken, specially in India and Pakistan. Ghazal singing forms a distinct genre of music in the Indian subcontinent.

1. DesiConnection: The Ghazal - Presents a short article on the history of both the Urdu and English ghazal, emphasizing the problems of the latter.
2. Ghazals in English - An essay on constructing strict ghazals in Western languages, especially English.
3. Ghazals of Mirza Ghalib - Ghazals of Mirza Ghalib in ASCII and Devnagri fonts. By Navin Kabra.
4. Journeys Into Poetic Forms - Consists of a chapbook collection by Erin Thomas. Chapbooks can either be purchased in printed versions or viewed and downloaded in PDF format. Series I consists of three volumes of English ghazals and commentary, and Series II is free verse.
5. Joy of the Drop: 37 Ghazals by Ghalib - English translation of Ghalib's ghazals by Jim Yagmin.
6. Mehfil-e-Gazal Archives NEW! - Archive of daily ghazal sent out to subscribers of the Mehfil-e-Gazal mailing list, hosted by eGroups. Monthly indexes and an alphabetic index of all poems are available.
7. PoetryNet: The Ghazal - A brief treatise on the ghazal form.
8. So What's a Ghazal? - Description of the form, with a brief history, examples and bibliography for English-speaking readers.
9. That Bastard Ghazal - Andy Weaver discusses ghazals in English, including free verse ghazals. Emphasises the implicit metaphorical relationship between all the stanzas is the essence.
10. The Ghazal Page - Exploring the possibilities of the form for English poetry. Includes original ghazals written English, related reviews, and essays and notes.
11. The Ghazal--Then and Now - A brief history of this short form native to the Middle-East and India.
12. Uma's Ghazal Page - Includes a brief history and description of the form, as well as a selection of ghazals by and information on various authors associate with the form.
13. Urdu Prosody - Presents technical details of Urdu prosody as applicable to the ghazal form. Also includes the various rubA'I meters.
14. When I say ghazal, I mean ghuzzle - An essay on the ghazal as a form of poetry in English with a discussion of how strict the form should be.

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