First of All I Wrote Your Name

<p>Ghazals in English by Winston Plowes. Some Ghazals have been translated into Urdu.</p><p>Ghazal 'Could be home' by Winston Plowes is an inspiring attempt at a difficult classical Persian form. The result is spare direct and forceful capturing the complex in simple language.</p><p>The Big Scribble</p><p>You handle the traditional form of the ghazal very well.</p><p>Lorna Crozier</p><p>An English poet has successfully managed to write ghazals that on the one hand fulfil all the technical conditions required by the genre and on the other have a new flavour hitherto unknown to the form. </p><p>I think you have come as close to the ghazal form as is possible in English.</p><p>Basir Sultan Kazmi</p><p>When I listen to Winston reading his ghazals in English I hear them in Urdu.</p><p>Nabia Jameel</p><p>Stylish deft and heartfelt writing that shows us form can mean freedom.</p><p>Helen Mort</p><p></p><p></p>