Tag: hafez

• 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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  9 Jul 2015

  Art, Education, Music, Parenting, Poetry, Story, Travel

  amsterdam, boy, children, din of everyday, Ferdowsi, hafez, language of its own, life, living, music, Omar Khayyam, parenting, Poetry, Shahnameh, strangers, taxi

• Paris in the rain

  

  Saturday, January 10, 2015, I was to be in Paris for the day to meet poet and translator Marilyn Hacker. I had many questions about her experience with the ghazal and ghazal poets; she was generous enough to offer her day to me. On Monday 5th I booked my tickets to travel by the Thalys…

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  11 Jan 2015

  Academic, Apoorva, Awareness, Books, Gender, Parenting, Photography, Poetry, Story

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