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Call Me Ishmael Tonight: A Book of Ghazals

by Agha Shahid Ali

Ghazals in conversation with poets and mortality

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Ghazals in conversation with poets and mortality

Agha Shahid Ali’s collection presents his American ghazals as both an exchange with other poets and a direct reckoning with mortality. Poems call on lines or phrases associated with writers including W. S. Merwin, Mark Strand, and James Tate, acknowledging a community of poetic voices. Alongside these tributes, the book turns toward the poet’s own life and finitude. That combination gives the collection two clear points of reference: literary conversation and personal reflection.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in ghazals written in an American context.
  • Readers curious about poetry that engages with other poets and their work.
  • Readers seeking verse that addresses mortality.

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Ghazal poetryPoetic influence and exchangeMortalityPersonal reflection

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Book overview

The beloved Kashmiri-American poet Agha Shahid Ali presents his own American ghazals. Calling on a line or phrase from fellow poets, Ali salutes those known and loved--W. S. Merwin, Mark Strand, James Tate, and more--while in other searingly honest verse he courageously faces his own mortality.
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