Ali uses canzones, sonnets, ghazals, and terza rima, among other forms, to express his experience of growing up in Kashmir. This volume was nominated for the 2001 National Book Award. Named a Best Book of 2001 by the Los Angeles Times.
Considered the leading poet on the South Asian subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984), winner of the 1962 Lenin Peace Prize, was an outspoken opponent of the Pakistani government. This volume offers a selection of Faiz's poetry.
Calling on a line or phrase from fellow poets, Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali salutes those known and loved-W. S. Merwin, Mark Strand, James Tate and more-while in other searing verse he courageously faces his own mortality.
With his prologue poem "Eurydice," Agha Shahid Ali's Nostalgist introduces the motifs of journey and exile, myth and politics, history and loss, that animate this collection.
This collection of poems by Kashmiri-American Agha Shahid Ali finds that contemporary history has forced him to return to his homeland, not with the ease of a tourist, but as a witness to the savagery visited upon Kashmir since the 1990 uprisings. These poems evoke the tragedy of his birthplace.
Developed in the 10th century, the ghazal is an important Arabic verse form written in couplets according to a strict rhyme and repetition scheme. This anthology uniquely collects 107 English language poems written in this complicated, historic form. Poets include John Hollander, W. S. Merwin, and Diane Ackerman, among many others. Ali offers a ...
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