Ebook: Ghazalnama: Poems from Delhi, Belfast, and Urdu

Ghazalnama is a sequence of poems encompassing the poet’s journey from Delhi to Belfast and his return to Delhi again, as suggested by the book’s subtitle. Divided into four parts—“Delhi,” “Belfast,” “Urdu,” and “Delhi Again”—the eclectic volume opens with poems about Delhi, a city with which the poet is besotted, and presents a terse appraisal of the cultural life of the city.

The vitality of this collection lies in the rich tapestry of its variegated themes; the poems from “Belfast” meditate on loss, friendship, childhood memories, love, empathy, and wry humor.