AGHA SHAHID ALI is on the poetry faculty of the University of Utah and Warren Wilson College. His seven collections of poetry include The Country Without a Post Office (1997), A Nostalgist's Map of America (1992), and The Half-Inch Himalayas (Wesleyan, 1987). He is also the translator of The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems by Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1995).
"[A] wonderfully stimulating collection of recent ghazals by 107
poets . . . [the form produces] an 'epigrammatic terseness' that
does not belie the great depth of longing or, in the hands of
modern poets, nimble wit and tempered joy. The ghazal truly is an
enchanting form, and each poet, including Diane Ackerman, W. S.
Merwin, William Matthews, John Hollander, and Jacqueline Osherow,
fills it with sharply etched feelings and images."--Booklist
"[A] wonderfully stimulating collection of recent ghazals by 107
poets . . . [the form produces] an 'epigrammatic terseness' that
does not belie the great depth of longing or, in the hands of
modern poets, nimble wit and tempered joy. The ghazal truly is an
enchanting form, and each poet, including Diane Ackerman, W. S.
Merwin, William Matthews, John Hollander, and Jacqueline Osherow,
fills it with sharply etched feelings and images."--Booklist
"a gift to American poetry"--The Washington Post
"This anthology introduces a genuinely original note into the
American publishing scene--ludic, accomplished, intriguing. It
could well launch a new fad. No one could be a better guide to the
ghazal in English than Ali, a poet from Kashmir who writes with
equal facility in Urdu and English."--Edmund White
"Reading this anthology straight through is a fascinating
experience --what a range of voice and subjects the editor has
coaxed into creating 'cultural transitions.' It is indeed a
testament to the openness of American writers to the new and
(seemingly) exotic. It is also a marvelous gift to the literary
world, and it is safe to say that nothing will ever be quite the
same in our poetry.""--Christopher Merrill
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