| The Fortieth Day Contributor(s): Ali, Kazim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934414042 ISBN-13: 9781934414040 Publisher: BOA Editions OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: From the Bible to the Quaraan, the fortieth day symbolizes the last moment before deliverance, a moment in time when a supplicant or prophet or stormbeaten passenger knows there is no state "after," but finally accepts the present state as a permanent one. In "The Fortieth Day," Kazim Ali follows the fractured narratives and moving lyrics of his debut collection, "The Far Mosque," with a deeply spiritual and meditative book exploring the rhetoric of prayer. Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom and raised in an Islamic household. He holds degrees from the University at Albany and New York University. He lives in Oberlin, Ohio. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Middle Eastern - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2007038074 |
| Series: American Poets Continuum |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6.35" W x 8.99" (0.31 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the Bible to the Quaraan, the fortieth day symbolizes the last moment before deliverance, a moment in time when a supplicant or prophet or stormbeaten passenger knows there is no state "after," but finally accepts the present state as a permanent one. In The Fortieth Day, Kazim Ali follows the fractured narratives and moving lyrics of his debut collection, The Far Mosque, with a deeply spiritual and meditative book exploring the rhetoric of prayer. Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom and raised in an Islamic household. He holds degrees from the University at Albany and New York University. He lives in Oberlin, Ohio. |