Poetic License
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What Bob Dylan’s critics don’t get: He uses ancient ‘imitatio’ to craft original songs
Because Dylan draws from songs from the past, he has been accused of plagiarism. But this view is coloired by a distorted understanding of the creative process.
Raphael Falco, The Conversation
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You’ve read the poem? Now watch a short film about it
Filmmaker Shivam Sharma is giving Hindi and Urdu poems a visual makeover on his YouTube channel The Mansarovar Project.
Manish Gaekwad
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What’s nearly as good as reading an Urdu poem? Hearing a recital by Fawad Khan
The right kind of actor can create a new audience for poetry.
Manish Gaekwad
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