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The ghazal pronounced ghuzzleis a lyric poem consisting of thematically autonomous couplets, unified by rhyme and meter. Although it is a 1300 yearold preIslamic Persian form, its nonlinear format anticipates contemporary postmodern poetic sensibilities. The ghazal was introduced to American popculture in the1960s through hippie arts and the craze for Indian music and poetry.

 


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