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SUMMARY:Conversing with the Ghazal: Workshop with Gita Ralleigh & Rishika Williams
DESCRIPTION:Conversing with the Ghazal is a workshop. Gita Ralleigh & Rishika Williams welcome absolute beginners and seasoned writers. 6:00 – 8:00 PM, September 29th at the CAA, 20 Bedford Street, WC2E 9HP.\nhttps://buytickets.at/sindhartsuk ( https://buytickets.at/sindhartsuk )\nA follow-on event from Voices of Wandsworth: Poetry & Song, held in July at Arches Lane Theatre, Battersea Power Station. Conversing with the Ghazal is a practical, generative workshop for absolute beginners and seasoned writers. Join to discuss the cultural beliefs embedded in the form, considering order, repetition and meaning.\nGita Ralleigh shares techniques for writing traditional and contemporary ghazals, drawing on poets such as Agha Shahid Ali, Mona Arshi & Zeina Hashem Beck.\nRishika Williams shares the analytical tools she has developed to explore the choices the form presents.\n6:00 – 8:00 PM, September 29th at the CAA, 20 Bedford Street, WC2E 9H\nTickets include a signed copy of Gita Ralleigh’s new pamphlet Empirical (The Braag, RRP £7.50).\nParticipants are invited to stay for the book launch celebration and guest readings, 8–10 PM.\nWith thanks to South Asian Heritage Month Grants 2026, Welcome to Wandsworth / Wandsworth Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.\n
URL:https://southasianheritage.org.uk/events/conversing-with-the-ghazal-workshop-with-gita-ralleigh-rishika-williams/
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