Question
Answer the following about ghazals in the American literary tradition, for 10 points each.
[10h] This American poet wrote the ghazal “The Causeway.” This two-time Pulitzer Prize winner also wrote the poem “For the Anniversary of My Death” and translated Pablo Neruda’s Twenty Love Poems and Song of Despair.
ANSWER: W. S. Merwin [or William Stanley Merwin]
[10e] English language ghazals were popularized by the Indian-American author Agha Shahid Ali, who was buried near this city. The reclusive poet Emily Dickinson is known as the “Belle” of this Massachusetts city.
ANSWER: Amherst
[10m] Ali roasted this American poet of the collection Ghazals: Homage to Ghalib for not adhering to classic ghazal rules. This poet wrote the collections Twenty-One Love Poems and Diving into the Wreck.
ANSWER: Adrienne Rich [or Adrienne Cecile Rich]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Cornell | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 10 | 12.00 | 70% | 40% | 10% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 13.33 | 83% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Rutgers | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 100% | 38% | 25% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 80% | 60% | 0% |
Data
| Claremont A | UBC A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Rice A | Iowa A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State A | Appalachian State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Iowa B | Texas A&M A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| UW A | Texas A&M B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Texas A | Sorbonne | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |