Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of Ghazals Contributor(s): Ali, Agha Shahid (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393326128 ISBN-13: 9780393326123 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: THE BELOVED KASHMIRI-AMERICAN POET Agha Shahid Ali presents his own American ghazals. Calling on a line or phrase from fellow poets, Ali salutes those known and loved--W.S. Merwin, Mark Strand, James Tate, and more--while in other searingly honest verse he courageously faces his own mortality. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 821.914 |
LCCN: 2002015950 |
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.62" W x 8.2" (0.30 lbs) 87 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: The beloved Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali presents his own American ghazals. Calling on a line or phrase from fellow poets, Ali salutes those known and loved--W. S. Merwin, Mark Strand, James Tate, and more--while in other searingly honest verse he courageously faces his own mortality. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ali, Agha Shahid: - Agha Shahid Ali (1949-2001) taught at the University of Utah, at the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. |