Andrew Staniland is a London-based poet.
wenty-One Ghazals [of] Alisher Navoiy
Translated from the Uzbek by Dennis Daly
Cervena Barva Press, Somerville, MA, (2016)
While most collections of poems hold the potential for literary enjoyment, few prove to be the kind of treasure chest that Dennis Daly’s recent book undeniably is. It offers fresh translations of 500 year old poems by Alisher Navoiy, the pen name of Nizam al-Din Al-Shir. If you’re a reader of poetry, have an interest in the history of literature, or philosophy or religion, just buy this book. There are plenty of reasons to do so, and I’ll allow Navoiy to supply his own commentary to the reasons I list:
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