Intimations of Ghalib: Translations from the Urdu Author|Jim Hoey and Willard Ikola The most noted of his

The most noted of his curatorial projects is Sight Unseen: International Photography by Blind Artists

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He lives in Minnesota with his patient and tolerant wife Miriam who tries to keep his feet on the ground while his head remains in the stars

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Intimations of Ghalib: Translations from the Urdu Author|Jim Hoey and Willard Ikola The most noted of hisThese vibrant new versions of Ghalibs ghazals bring his wit and irreverence, as well as his devotion, to a 21st century English language audience afresh. In presenting multiple versions of many of these poems, Alam highlights the tonal complexity of Ghalibs work and both the limitations and possibilities of translation. M. Shahid Alam is Professor of Economics at Northeastern University. His translations from the Urdu of Ghalib have appeared in