In the last few months, several people sent me humorous or satirical ghazals. Almost all the ghazals on The Ghazal Page are pretty serious, with any humor or lightness being in a witty phrase or metaphor. I wasn't sure what to do with the ghazals referenced in the first sentence — and then I remembered April Fools' Day! These ghazals will appear online on 1 April, give or take an international dateline. This issue is not a prank, although maybe I should've done that.
As far as I can tell, April Fools' Day is a European observance (and North America too). I hope that readers from non-April Fools' cultures will appreciate this silliness.
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