Agha Shahid Ali
Indian-American poet (1949ā2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Agha Shahid Ali Qizilbash (4 February 1949 ā 8 December 2001) was an Indian-American[1] poet who immigrated to the United States[2][3][4] and became affiliated with the literary movement known as New Formalism in American poetry. His collections include A Walk Through the Yellow Pages, The Half-Inch Himalayas, A Nostalgist's Map of America, The Country Without a Post Office, and Rooms Are Never Finished, the latter a finalist for the National Book Award in 2001.
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Born | Agha Shahid Ali (1949-02-04)4 February 1949 |
Died | 8 December 2001(2001-12-08) (aged 52) |
Resting place | Bridge Street Cemetery Northampton, Hampshire County, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA |
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Occupation(s) | Poet, Professor |
Known for | National Book Award 2001, Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada (1996) |
Notable credit(s) | The Country Without a Post Office, Rooms Are Never Finished and The Rebel's Silhouette |
Relatives | Agha Ashraf Ali (Father) Prof. Agha Iqbal Ali (brother) Prof. Hena Ahmad , Prof. Sameetah Agha (Sisters) Agha Shaukat Ali (Uncle) Begum Zaffar Ali (Grandmother) |
Awards | Pushcart Prize |
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The University of Utah Press awards the Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize annually in memory of this "celebrated poet and beloved teacher."[5]