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Talking to strangers
A few days back my aged taxi driver Abdullah informed me of how Hafez was far from being a purist, he was a diluter of true Persian culture, writing in an Arab form. He quoted Ferdowsi and said, “now he is the man to study for pure Persian literary gems – go read Ferdowsi and…
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PK after thodi si peeke
Have the reviews and counter-reviews for PK died down? Because, in that case, now would be a good time to write down my thoughts about the movie. For starters: I did enjoy the film and here I will try to delve a little into why I was motivated to do so, amongst usual blog-like meanderings.…
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Omar Pitras Waqar – “This Sweet Infinity” (English Ghazal) – YouTube
Omar Pitras Waqar – “This Sweet Infinity” (English Ghazal) – YouTube. “Published on Dec 4, 2013 More poetry available for purchase here:http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/omar-w… today the weather changed but I did not, this sweet infinity are we more than space that time forgot, this sweet infinity ~ no need for words, the real poetry is in…
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The dots I can’t connect
In my deep moments of losing and finding myself in a ghazal (right now I am reading: “Red Ghazal”) I find my mind turning to songs I’ve heard. Sometimes I can find a direct connect between the two e.g. reading Adrienne Rich and listening to Abida Parveen sing Mirza Ghalib‘s ghazals, Rich often refers to…
