Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of GhazalsThis Shining Collection by the beloved Kashmiri-American poet (finalist for the National Book Award in 2001) is his last witness. In many of the ghazals. Ali salutes poets known and loved -- W. S. Merwin, Mark Strand, James Tare, and more -- while in other searingly honest ghazals he courageously faces his own mortality. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict"Call me Ishmael tonight," commands Ali. And the reader is inclined to obey, for Ali is truly persuasive throughout, infusing the ancient Arabic-Persian ghazal with contemporary fervor to demonstrate ... Read full review
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| Title | Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of Ghazals |
| Author | Shahid Ali Agha |
| Publisher | W.W. Norton, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0393051951, 9780393051957 |
| Length | 87 pages |
| Subjects | › Poetry / General |
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