Cisco Writers Club

Rendezvous With Writing

Writing a Ghazal

In this last week of National Poetry Month, also known as April, let’s talk about a not-so-common form of poem called the ghazal. The ghazal was originally a 7th-century Arabic love poem. It was addressed to a woman and included the poet’s name in the last line (as a signature for his beloved). Today’s ghazals can be about any subject, and often there is no signature line.