Kazim Ali is a poet, essayist, fiction writer, and translator. His most recent books include the volumes of poetry Sky Ward, The Far Mosque (winner of Alice James Books’ New England/New York Award), and The Fortieth Day, as well as the cross-genre text Bright Felon: Autobiography and Cities and the essay collection Fasting for Ramadan. He is an associate professor of Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at Oberlin College.

“Ali has a vibrant and generous personality that lets one hear the inner music that makes us remember what it is to be human.”—Painted Bride Quarterly

Kazim Ali is a poet, essayist, fiction writer, and translator. His most recent books include the volumes of poetry Sky Ward, The Far Mosque (winner of Alice James Books’ New England/New York Award), and The Fortieth Day, as well as the cross-genre text Bright Felon: Autobiography and Cities and the essay collection Fasting for Ramadan. He is an associate professor of Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at Oberlin College.

“Ali has a vibrant and generous personality that lets one hear the inner music that makes us remember what it is to be human.”—Painted Bride Quarterly

Kazim Ali is a poet, essayist, fiction writer, and translator. His most recent books include the volumes of poetry Sky Ward, The Far Mosque (winner of Alice James Books’ New England/New York Award), and The Fortieth Day, as well as the cross-genre text Bright Felon: Autobiography and Cities and the essay collection Fasting for Ramadan. He is an associate professor of Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at Oberlin College.

“Ali has a vibrant and generous personality that lets one hear the inner music that makes us remember what it is to be human.”—Painted Bride Quarterly