tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post6537037438965638248..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: The Tuesday Platform: Let the path go on...Sherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-62942440831361522132019-03-22T12:26:28.697-05:002019-03-22T12:26:28.697-05:00Thank you for the ghazal...I'm doing little bu...Thank you for the ghazal...I'm doing little but hack writing and activist writing these days, hope that will soon change, and am trying not to beat everyone over the head with glyphosate activism. There's plenty of it at my blog and Twitter page though.Priscilla Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564805564265436613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-83691139767035058182019-03-21T19:24:04.504-05:002019-03-21T19:24:04.504-05:00Evening, garden dwellers! Thanks, Anmol, for hosti...Evening, garden dwellers! Thanks, Anmol, for hosting, and for the compelling ghazal!Frank J. Tassonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034177573832896440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-61316365583526793232019-03-19T17:47:14.715-05:002019-03-19T17:47:14.715-05:00The ghazal gave me chills, Anmol. Not just because...The ghazal gave me chills, Anmol. Not just because the theme is so serious, but also because it is so timely. And I agree with what you shared about P. Sainath, today and always, writers and other artist should not forget the world they live in.<br /><br />Thank you for hosting! Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-20378079588591651052019-03-19T15:43:23.003-05:002019-03-19T15:43:23.003-05:00Thank your for sharing such a poem... I will go ba...Thank your for sharing such a poem... I will go back and write a ghazal sometime, and the shift of the last word midway is something worth trying. <br /><br />I am sharing a pantoun I wrote last weekbrudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-80962083295385871832019-03-19T15:32:09.838-05:002019-03-19T15:32:09.838-05:00@Kim I understand and I agree that political poetr...@Kim I understand and I agree that political poetry can be too much at times. What I think is that political expression can have so many dimensions — they can just be about the lived experiences without any overbearing ideology or opinions. Thanks for linking in, Kim.<br /><br />@Sherry I love how you write about the issues that concern you, Sherry! That balance in the kind of poems that we write can be significant. I do hope that more people read about the most pressing issues of our time and broaden their perspective for collective action.<br />That heat is scary! It's pretty much the same here. Winters lasted for longer here and all of a sudden in a couple of weeks, it has transitioned to "summer" with temperatures already crossing 30C.Anmol (HA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02427056865589377093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64156674724557734102019-03-19T15:12:47.369-05:002019-03-19T15:12:47.369-05:00It is as hot as SUMMER here right now. I am in a t...It is as hot as SUMMER here right now. I am in a t shirt and sweating. It is beautiful, but alarming, in a rainforest, where there is no rain, no coastal fog, no drizzle. Yikes.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-85156433237175497642019-03-19T14:26:56.085-05:002019-03-19T14:26:56.085-05:00I dont think we can help, as poets, writing about ...I dont think we can help, as poets, writing about the things we care passionately about. There is so much to address right now: climate change, mass shootings, unethical leadership, corruption, greed, devastation of the planet for corporate profit...............no end of concerns and they make their way into my poetry more often than not. I have seen that words do have the power to broaden peoples' perspectives. It is hard to write about flowers and sunshine as if nothing frightening is going on. I do try to balance my poems of angst with lighter fare though so as not to drive my readers away gnashing their teeth, lol.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-72677014452619377752019-03-19T14:13:36.629-05:002019-03-19T14:13:36.629-05:00@Kerry It's wonderful how there can be many di...@Kerry It's wonderful how there can be many different variations. That is something evolutionary when poetic forms transcend its language of origin, I guess. After reading your comment, I checked the Urdu/Hindustani original once again which follows the classic rules of repetition and rhyme. It's lovely how the translator made those changes and yet managed to keep the tone.<br />Well said — there may be times when it is possible to insulate the craft and the art from ongoing concerns. Perhaps that is also a form of politics expressed through an individual voice. Human compassion indeed outweighs all that is evil and unjust. Thanks for sharing, Kerry!<br /><br />@Sanaa I am glad to know that, Sanaa! One of my favourites would be "Main DhunDta Hun Jise Wo Jahan Nahin Milta".<br /><br />@Sherry I am glad that you liked the poem, Sherry. Looking forward to reading your linked verse. :-)Anmol (HA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02427056865589377093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-9220164114142370022019-03-19T14:06:45.930-05:002019-03-19T14:06:45.930-05:00Thank you for hosting, Anmol, and for broadening m...Thank you for hosting, Anmol, and for broadening my poetic horizon. The echo of repetition in the ghazal is very effective. I also found P. Sainath’s ideas very interesting. I think it’s important for writers engage with topical themes and themes and subject matter but not all the time – political poetry can be overpowering.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-30946918654277722982019-03-19T12:34:45.452-05:002019-03-19T12:34:45.452-05:00I love this poem and poet. Thank you for the intro...I love this poem and poet. Thank you for the introduction. I am walking into the village so will make the rounds when I get home. The sun is beckoning me forth.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-68066565382934412442019-03-19T09:10:41.317-05:002019-03-19T09:10:41.317-05:00Thank you for introducing Kaifi Azmi's poetry ...Thank you for introducing Kaifi Azmi's poetry to us this week, Anmol! I am looking forward to delight in his work!❤️ Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-79126773136571499262019-03-19T02:29:29.501-05:002019-03-19T02:29:29.501-05:00Hi Anmol. Thank you for sharing the work of a writ...Hi Anmol. Thank you for sharing the work of a writer who is new to me. I really love a good ghazal and this is the first I have read which changes the repetitious phrase in the second half of the poem. That is definitely something I will try out in April. <br />There does not seem to be a time when poets have been able to fully divorce themselves from the socio-political climate in which they live - and certainly not at the present time. I do believe that human compassion outweighs evil deeds, but some days it is very hard to remember.<br /><br />Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.com