Kazim Ali
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Born | United Kingdom | April 5, 1971
Education | University at Albany, SUNY (BA, MA) New York University (MFA) |
Genre | poetry |
Kazim Ali (born April 5, 1971)[1] is an American poet, novelist, essayist, and professor. His most recent books are Inquisition (Wesleyan University Press, 2018) and All One's Blue (Harper Collins India, 2016). His honors include an Individual Excellence Award from the
Life
He was born in the UK to parents of
In 2003, he co-founded the independent press Nightboat Books, served as its publisher from 2004 to 2007, and currently serves as a founding editor.[4]
Ali is professor of literature and creative Writing at University of California, San Diego[5] and has taught in the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Southern Maine.[6] Previously, he taught in the Liberal Arts Department of The Culinary Institute of America, at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, at Monroe College, and at Oberlin College.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
- 2014 Ohioana Book Award in poetry for Sky Ward[7]
- 2014 Best Translated Book Award, Poetry, one of two runners-up for The Oasis of Now by Sohrab Sepehri, translated from the Persian by Kazim Ali and Mohammad Jafar Mahallati[8]
- 2009 Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council[citation needed]
Published works
Poetry
- The Far Mosque (Alice James Books, 2005)
- The Fortieth Day (BOA Editions, Ltd., 2008)
- Bright Felon (Wesleyan University Press, 2009)
- Sky Ward (Wesleyan, 2013)
- All One's Blue (Harper Collins India, 2016)
- Inquisition (Wesleyan University Press, 2018)
Fiction
- Quinn’s Passage (BlazeVOX Books, 2004)
- The Disappearance of Seth (Etruscan Press, 2009)
- Wind Instrument (Spork Press, 2014)
- Uncle Sharif's Life in Music (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2016)
- The Secret Room (Kaya Press, 2017)
Nonfiction
- Orange Alert: Essays on Poetry, Art and the Architecture of Silence (University of Michigan Press, 2010)
- Fasting for Ramadan: Notes on a Spiritual Practice (Tupelo Press, 2011)
- Resident Alien: On Border-Crossing and the Undocumented Divine (University of Michigan Press, 2015)
- Anaïs Nin: An Unprofessional Study (Agape Editions, 2017)
- Silver Road: Essays, Maps & Calligraphies (Tupelo Press, 2018)
- Northern Light: Power, Land, and the Memory of Water (Goose Lane Editions / Milkweed Editions, 2021)
Translations
- Water's Footfall, Poems of Sohrab Sepehri, translated by Kazim Ali and Mohammad Jafar Mahallati (Omnidawn Press, 2011). ISBN 978-1-890650-55-1.
- The Oasis of Now, Poems of Sohrab Sepehri, translated from the Persian by Kazim Ali and Mohammad Jafar Mahallati (ISBN 9781938160226.
- L'Amour by Marguerite Duras (Open Letter Books, 2013)
- Abahn Sabana David by Marguerite Duras (Open Letter Books, 2016)
Anthologies
- Mad Heart Be Brave: Essays on the Poetry of Agha Shahid Ali (University of Michigan Press, 2017)[9]
References
- ^ Congress, The Library of. "Ali, Kazim, 1971- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ The American Poetry Review > Nov/Dec 2006, Vol. 35/No. 6 > Kazim Ali Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BOA Editions > Author Page > Kazim Ali Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nightboat Books > About Us: Editor Biographies Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kazim Ali". UC San Diego. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ "Kazim Ali". Poetry Foundation. 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Past Award Winners - Ohioana Library". 30 May 2014.
- ^ Chad W. Post (April 28, 2014). "BTBA 2014: Poetry and Fiction Winners". Three Percent. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
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