The Fortieth Day
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Fortieth Day
By (Author) Kazim Ali
110
BOA Editions, Limited
BOA Editions, Limited
1st May 2008
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Philosophy of religion
811.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
80
Width 152mm, Height 231mm, Spine 5mm
136g
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.
Reviews
Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, American Poet, Colorado Review, New Orleans Review, Painted Bridge Quarterly, Great American Pinup.
Author Bio
Kazim Ali's poetry has recently appeared in jubilat, Barrow Street, The American Poetry Review, and Best American Poetry 2007. An e-chapbook "River Road" appeared on The Drunken Boat, and another long sequence appeared in Bridges: a Journal of Jewish Feminist Literature. His books are The Far Mosque (Alice James), and the novel Quinn's Passage (BlazeVox).
