p1Wundrkut Forever GhazalBy Hari AlluriWhere are you now? Must we say farewell tonight? So many of us wonder. God sobs in my arms, a wounded gazelle tonight. They...Verse FormsGhazal
p1ALZ GhazalBy Rebecca FoustIt’s the same house, same rugs, same wallpaper, and bedroom repeating; same dresser; same rocker. Same...LivingHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyVerse FormsGhazalAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentGrief + 2 more
p1GhazalBy Edil Hassanit is dark here & still you have al nur at your neck when fajr does not come my body is the color of...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityReligionIslamThe SpiritualRelationshipsHome LifeVerse FormsGhazalGriefOptimism + 4 more
p1Ghazal: With PrayerBy Zeina Hashem BeckThe herons were no longer safe in the sky. They flew with prayer, then fell to us. We hid them from ...LoveHeartache & LossSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictReligionFaith & DoubtLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationVerse FormsGhazalGrief + 6 more
p1That’s My Heart Right ThereBy Willie PerdomoWe used to say, That’s my heart right there. As if to say, Don’t mess with her right there. As if, don...LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveRelationshipsMen & WomenVerse FormsGhazal
p1Infinity Ghazal Beginning with Lice and Never Ending with LiesBy Tarfia FaizullahLice? My aunt once drew a comb through my hair steady; she wouldn’t let what feeds on blood eat my inner...NatureTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsVerse FormsGhazalAngerGriefJoy & Contentment + 4 more
p1“Where did the handsome beloved go?”By Jalal al-Din RumiWhere did the handsome beloved go? I wonder, where did that tall, shapely cypress tree go? He spread...LoveHeartache & LossLivingMarriage & CompanionshipSorrow & GrievingVerse FormsGhazalAnxiety & InsecurityGrief + 2 more
p1Ghazal for Becoming Your Own CountryBy Angel NafisKnow what the almost-gone dandelion knows. Piece by piece The body prayers home. Its whole head a veil...LivingDeathLife ChoicesMarriage & CompanionshipParenthoodVerse FormsGhazalTechniquesEpigraphAngerBlameDisappointmentGrief + 6 more
p1Ghazal for White Hen PantryBy Jamila Woodsbeverly be the only south side you don’t fit ineverybody in your neighborhood color of white hen brown...Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingComing of AgeLife ChoicesThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesArts & SciencesPhilosophyVerse FormsGhazalAngerMelancholy & Despair + 9 more
p1Hip-Hop GhazalBy Patricia SmithGotta love us brown girls, munching on fat, swinging blue hips, decked out in shells and splashes, Lawdie...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityPopular CultureArts & SciencesMusicTheater & DanceVerse FormsGhazalAnxiety & InsecurityGratitudeJoy & Contentment + 4 more
GhazalBy Agha Shahid AliI’ll do what I must if I’m bold in real time. A refugee, I’ll be paroled in real time. Cool evidence...ReligionLivingDeathTime & BrevityVerse FormsGhazal
Points of ContactBy Kyle DarganName one revolution whose inception was unlike a fist. Factions disparate, then tucked together—coiled...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingThe BodyThe MindVerse FormsGhazalTechniquesRefrainSimile + 3 more
It Is with Words as It Is with PeopleBy Anthony MadridIt is with words as it is with people: Actual beauty is rare. We call things beautiful, not as such,...The MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsPoetry & PoetsVerse FormsGhazal
Derecho GhazalBy Luisa A. IgloriaAnd the high winds bore down, and the sky built up that grey wall: derecho. The taverns by the sea closed their...NatureWeatherVerse FormsGhazalAnxiety & Insecurity
RainBy Kazim AliWith thick strokes of ink the sky fills with rain. Pretending to run for cover but secretly praying ...LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveDesire & PassionUnrequited LoveNatureWeatherVerse FormsGhazal
Horse Horse Hyphen HyphenBy Marilyn ChinI. I hate, I love, I don’t know how I’m biracial, I’m torn in two Tonight, he will lock me in fear In...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsVerse FormsGhazalStanza FormsCoupletJoy & Contentment + 4 more
TonightBy Agha Shahid Ali Pale hands I loved beside the ShalimarPale . . . Shalimar The epigraph is from a 12-line poem entitled...Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsReligionVerse FormsGhazalStanza FormsCoupletRhymed StanzaTechniquesRefrain + 3 more
Red GhazalBy Aimee Nezhukumatathil I’ve noticed after a few sips of tea, the tip of her tongue, thin and red with heat, quickens when ...LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveLivingSeparation & DivorceRelationshipsMen & WomenVerse FormsGhazalAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointment + 3 more
where you are plantedBy Evie Shockleyhe’s as high as a georgia pine, my father’d say, half laughing. southern trees as measure, metaphor. highways ...NatureTrees & FlowersRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsVerse FormsGhazalStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree Verse + 3 more
The Milk OneBy Anthony MadridHE has no gift for friendship, for he is void of all curiosity. Or rather, He’s only interested in matters...NatureAnimalsLivingThe BodyThe MindArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalHorrorVerse FormsGhazalStanza FormsCoupletHumor + 8 more