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Bio of Francis Brabazon from “Stay With God”

Posted on July 19, 2014 by bill gannett

Francis Brabazon – A Biographical Sketch Francis Brabazon was born in England in 1907. He moved to Australia with his family when he was a young child, the youngest of five children. They settled on a farm in Victoria. In … Continue reading →

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How Ladinsky and Penguin have misrepresented and betrayed Hafiz/ Hafez

Posted on May 30, 2014 by bill gannett

Ladinsky’s several books of poetry published by Penguin falsely claim to be either translations, versions or renderings of the poet Hafez; in fact, they are not based on the Persian text nor are they based on existing English translations or … Continue reading →

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Ladinsky’s Ersatz Hafez

Posted on May 21, 2014 by bill gannett

Translation is complicated in that the veracity of the work must be taken on faith if one does not know the original language. Thus good translators are careful to account for their approach to the craft and take seriously the … Continue reading →

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Review of “Stealing Hafiz”, by Rick M. Chapman

Posted on April 24, 2011 by bill gannett

Stealing Hafiz Rick M. Chapman The White Horse Publishing Company 28 Ghazals 79 pages $19.95   The recent publication of “Stealing Hafiz” by Rick Chapman provides a long overdue opportunity to review Hafez related material, especially as it relates to … Continue reading →

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hafez and rendi

Posted on February 28, 2010 by bill gannett

Hafez repeatedly refers to the rend/ rendi in his ghazals. The rend is the one who abandons everything for love- the wine of remembrance. Nothing is more compelling than the Beloved’s love and truth which is approached and praised in … Continue reading →

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notes on hafez, rend and rendi

Posted on January 5, 2009 by bill gannett

the rend and his way of life, rendi, are concepts central to the poetry of hafez. the rend forgets himself with the wine of remembrance- he has not time- let alone patience, for the preacher and his sermons on morality … Continue reading →

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God Is Not Dead, And Neither Is Nature (Watch Out!)

Posted on December 28, 2008 by bill gannett

What creationism and scientific rationalism have in common is a distrust and devaluation of Nature. In fact, this shared attitude is the very fulcrum of the pointless debate between these two camps. Neither believes that Nature represents intelligent creativity as … Continue reading →

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notes about persian and hafez…

Posted on December 28, 2008 by bill gannett

persian language does not indicate gender by pronoun or verb inflection. in the ghazal, the beloved as a trope is usually a woman, yet typically refers to a man! for example, the (male) beloved, the murshid and royal patron might … Continue reading →

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