In the second part of his series “The Art of Praise,” Baba scholar Ward Parks presents “The Art of the Ghazal.” In this session, he analyzes the patterns, crafty structures and poetic elements of Francis Brabazon’s beloved ghazals and songs. Some of the work Ward explores are: the structures of the Italian Sonnets, Shakespearean sonnets, and Persian ghazals. Meher Baba throughly enjoyed the ghazals of Hafez and Rumi, and He urged Francis Brabazon to write his own lover-to-Beloved ghazals, even though, at the time, Francis was not interested in this style.

Video, 1:37:05
Meeting Place, Meher Spiritual Center
October 17, 2025
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