Kazim Ali

Kazim Ali is is the author of two books of poetry, The Far Mosque (Alice James Books), winner of Alice James Books' New England/New York Award, and The Fortieth Day (BOA Editions, 2008). He is also the author of the novel Quinn’s Passage (blazeVox books), named one of "The Best Books of 2005" by Chronogram magazine, The Disappearance of Seth (Etruscan Press, 2009), and Bright Felon: Autobiography and Cities (Wesleyan University Press, 2009).

He is an assistant professor of Creative Writing at Oberlin College and teaches in the low-residency MFA program of the University of Southern Maine. His work has been featured in many national journals such as Best American Poetry 2007, American Poetry Review, Boston Review, Barrow Street, jubilat and Massachusetts Review. He teaches at Oberlin College and the Stonecoast MFA program and is a founding editor of Nightboat Books.

Books

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

Wesleyan university press, 2009
Bright Felon by Kazim Ali
 

 

 

 

Kazim Ali Online

Audio
Fishouse Audio: Kazim Ali

Poems
Downloadable Chapbook: River Road
American Poetry Review

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

Faculty Pages
Oberlin College Faculty: Kazim Ali
University of Southern Maine: Kazim Ali

Contact
info [at] kazimali.com