Kazim Ali Kazim Ali is a poet, essayist, fiction writer and translator.

His books include several volumes of poetry, including The Far Mosque (Alice James Books), winner of Alice James Books' New England/New York Award, The Fortieth Day (BOA Editions, 2008), and the cross-genre text Bright Felon: Autobiography and Cities (Wesleyan University Press, 2009). He has also published a translation of Water's Footfall by Sohrab Sepehri (Omnidawn Press, 2011). His novels include Quinn's Passage (blazeVox books), named one of "The Best Books of 2005" by Chronogram magazine and The Disappearance of Seth (Etruscan Press, 2009), and his books of essays include Orange Alert: Essays on Poetry, Art and the Architecture of Silence (University of Michigan Press, 2010), and Fasting for Ramadan (Tupelo Press, 2011).

In addition to co-editing On the Poetry of Jean Valentine (University of Michigan Press, 2012), he is a contributing editor for AWP Writers Chronicle and associate editor of the literary magazine FIELD and founding editor of the small press Nightboat Books.

He is an associate professor of Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at Oberlin College and teaches in the Masters of Fine Arts program of the University of Southern Maine.

FEATURED
 
Fasting for Ramadan by Kazim Ali
Fasting for Ramadan
Tupelo Press, 2011
Fasting for Ramadan by Kazim Ali
Water's Footfall
Omnidawn Press, 2011
POETRY
 
The Far Mosque by Kazim Ali
The Far Mosque
Alice James Books, 2005
The Fortieth Day by Kazim Ali
The Fortieth Day
BOA Editions, 2008
PROSE
 
Quinn's Passage by Kazim Ali
Quinn's Passage
blazeVox books, 2005
The Disappearance of Seth by Kazim Ali
The Disappearance of Seth
Etruscan Press, 2009
Bright Felon by Kazim Ali
Bright Felon:
Autobiography and Cities

Wesleyan University Press, 2009
Orange Alert by Kazim Ali
Orange Alert:
Essays on Poetry, Art and the Architecture of Silence

University of Michigan Press, 2010
 

 

 

 

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Downloadable Chapbook: River Road
American Poetry Review

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Poetry Is Dangerous
Poetry Foundation: On Poetics
On Yoko Ono and Eminem
Duo Duo Review

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Oberlin College Faculty
University of Southern Maine

Founding Editor
Nightboat Books

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