A Lover's Sigh: The Passion of Urdu Poetry

When the author, at 16, took a long train trip across India to Delhi, he had two books of Urdu poetry with him which he had purchased by chance on the platform. By the time he arrived at his destination, 36 hours later, he was smitten with the poems-and thus began a life-long fascination with the passionate, emotionally intricate work of Urdu poets. For this carefully curated book, the author has translated 50 poems by 14 poets representing the range of the old, courtly, and romantic era of...