Ravishing DisUnities

"This anthology introduces a genuinely original note into the American publishing scene—ludic, accomplished, intriguing. It could well launch a new fad. No one could be a better guide to the ghazal in English than Ali, a poet from Kashmir who writes with equal facility in Urdu and English."—Edmund White

"Reading this anthology straight through is a fascinating experience —what a range of voice and subjects the editor has coaxed into creating 'cultural transitions.' It is indeed a testament to the openness of American writers to the new and (seemingly) exotic. It is also a marvelous gift to the literary world, and it is safe to say that nothing will ever be quite the same in our poetry."—Christopher Merrill

"[A] wonderfully stimulating collection of recent ghazals by 107 poets . . . [the form produces] an 'epigrammatic terseness' that does not belie the great depth of longing or, in the hands of modern poets, nimble wit and tempered joy. The ghazal truly is an enchanting form, and each poet, including Diane Ackerman, W. S. Merwin, William Matthews, John Hollander, and Jacqueline Osherow, fills it with sharply etched feelings and images."—Booklist

"a gift to American poetry"—The Washington Post