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 Ohio Arts Council. His poetry and essays have appeared in literary journals and magazines including The American Poetry Review,[2] Boston Review, Barrow Street, Jubilat, The Iowa Review, West Branch and Massachusetts Review, and in The Best American Poetry 2007.[citation needed]
Kazim Ali | |
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| Born | April 5, 1971 United Kingdom |
| Education | University at Albany, SUNY (BA, MA) New York University (MFA) |
| Genre | poetry |
Life
editKazim Ali was born in the UK to parents of Indian descent, and raised in Canada and the United States. He received B.A. and M.A. degrees in English Literature from the University at Albany, and an MFA in creative writing from New York University.[3]
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
edit- 2009: Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council[citation needed]
- 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[7]
- 2014: Ohioana Book Award in poetry for Sky Ward[8]
Published works
editPoetry
- 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 (BOA, 2013). ISBN 9781938160226.
- L'Amour by Marguerite Duras (Open Letter Books, 2013)
- Abahn Sabana David by Marguerite Duras (Open Letter Books, 2016)
Anthologies
edit- Mad Heart Be Brave: Essays on the Poetry of Agha Shahid Ali (University of Michigan Press, 2017)[9]
References
edit- ^ 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 January 19, 2024.
- ^ 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 March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Kazim Ali". Poetry Foundation. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Past Award Winners - Ohioana Library". May 30, 2014.
- ^ Mad heart be brave : essays on the poetry of Agha Shahid Ali. Ali, Kazim, 1971-. Ann Arbor. April 17, 2017. ISBN 9780472122820. OCLC 984992139.
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