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>>It's an Oriental form, Geraldine, Arabic, Persian etc. It's usually
>short,
>>monorhymed - 'aa ba ca etc'.
>>
>>I know a few post-war Americans have written them but the only ones
>I've
>>ever seen were German (Goethe). Surely there must be some late
>Victorians
>>who used it?
>>
>>
>>Best
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>
>>David Bircumshaw
>>
>>Leicester, England
>>
>>A Chide's Alphabet
>>www.chidesplay.8m.com
>>
>>Painting Without Numbers
>>www.paintstuff.20m.com/default.htm
>>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/default.htm
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Geraldine Monk" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 9:43 PM
>>Subject: Re: ghazal
>>
>>
>>> Well at least give us a clue what a 'ghazal' is?
>>> You did write 'ghazal' didn't you - or has it
>>> got garzbled in your machine? How come I
>>> have spent my life missing this word at every
>>> turn? Maybe I have a block on the word
>>> 'ghazal' I may even have written a 'ghazal' and
>>> not known it. Please enlighten.
>>> G.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David Kennedy <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Date: Saturday, October 06, 2001 09:15
>>> Subject: ghazal
>>>
>>>
>>> >I am looking for information on the ghazal, particularly poets
>who've
>>> >written the form in English.
>>> >
>>> >Someone told me that Levertov, Rich and Jim Harrison have written
>them.
>>I'd
>>> >be grateful for precise refs and other English examples as well as
>info
>>on
>>> >idiot guides to.
>>> >
>>> >Please to backchannel.
>>> >
>>> >Cheers
>>> >David
>>>
>>
>>
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