Tribute to the Ghazal

Conversation with
Maaz Bin Bilal

The Summer 2024 issue of Rattle features a Tribute to the Ghazal. The ghazal is one of the oldest and most popular poetic forms, but is often misunderstood in the English tradition. We explore the form in-depth, with 21 examples of the form and a conversation with ghazal author and translator Maaz Bin Bilal. Meanwhile, the open section is as open as ever, featuring sonnets, haibun, and free verse with heart, plus a trio of poems by reader-favorite Bob Hicok.

	The Ghazal
	S. A.	Ghazal—
	Stephen Allen	Ghazal (Fire)
	Maaz Bin Bilal	At the End
	Rohan Buettel	This Too Shall Pass
	Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor	Ghazal at the End
	Roberto Christiano	Dishes
	Siddharth Dasgupta	Metropolis with Ghazal
	Cindy Gore	Ghazal for Brevity
	Nate Jacob	You Must Never Ignore Self
	Bethany Jarmul	Ghazal: Like a Prayer
	Mary Keating	Full of It
	Alison Luterman	Vibrato Ghazal
	Shannan Mann	In the House of God
	Clif Mason	Fractured Double Ghazal
	Uma Menon	Ghazal of And
	Russell Nichols	The Ghazal about _____
	Chiwenite Onyekwelu	Ghazal: Of Prayer
	Brian O’Sullivan	The End of Childhood Is Not Maturity
	Surendriya Rao	Yeh Dooriyan (These Distances)
	Alison Stone	Money Ghazal
	..
	Open Poetry
	John Arthur	Wayfare
	Jana Bouma	The Things We Forget
	M.P. Carver	The State of It
	Jen DeGregorio	An Argument Against Cynicism
	Anna Lucia Deloia	We Are Moved
	Isabella DeSendi	Eve’s Protest
	Cindy Guentherman	Ladies Blouses $2.99
	Staci Halt	My Son Says Thank You When I Say I Love You
	Chera Hammons	Upon Reading That Fruit Flies Age Faster …
	Bob Hicok	Political Action
		At the Reception
		True Story
	Mike Hopkins	At the Dog Track
	Danielle Jones	Baptized
	Conor Kelly	Daffodils
	Sue Parman	Kaizen: How to Build a Poem
	J.R. Solonche	Waiting
	Francisco Castro Videla	Being Trans
	Dick Westheimer	Aging in Place
	..
	Conversation
	Maaz Bin Bilal
	..
	Cover Art
	Edward Fielding (web)