Ghazals Inspired by those of the Great Sufi Poets

GHAZALS INSPIRED BY THOSE OF THE GREAT SUFI POETS by Paul Smith, In 1974 Australian poet Paul Smith began a 12 year journey translating his acclaimed Divan of Hafiz (many 'greats' say the world's finest poet). To do this he had to master in English the ancient form of the ghazal in which Hafiz was considered the 'Master'. So, for the first time in the English language he composed his own ghazals in the real form and content (others had done variations on it) and would continue to do so for ...