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The Country without a Post Office: Poems (Agha Shahid Ali)
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This collection of poems by Kashmiri-American Agha Shahid Ali finds that contemporary history has forced him to return to his homeland, not with the ease of a tourist, but as a witness to the savagery visited upon Kashmir since the 1990 uprisings. These poems evoke the tragedy of his birthplace.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #491208 in Books
- Published on: 1998-09-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 96 pages
Customer Reviews
No post office?
How can a country have no post office? The idea is so far off I cant believe anyone would write a book about it. And the poems? They're really boring, full of hard to pronounce words and I think lots of forms. I asked a friend of mine she writes poems and posts them on AOL about the title and she said it was a metaphor, but I still think its a bad idea to call a book after somethingpeople won't understand. My friend didn't understand the forms either.
Its a pretty book, though, with nice paper. Looks good on the shelf. All in all, I'm glad this book was a gift, I sure would hate to buy it with my own money.
Indian American writes poems on Kashmir insurgency.
Kashmir is truly a paradise on earth. It's called Switzerland within India. Kashmir needs peace. I happened to be in Houston when Mr. Shahid Ali an Indian American poet with roots in Kashmir, India read his poems at the Brown Auditorium in the Houston culture district.
Its sad to see Kashmiri people (Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims ) being refugees in their own country. Pakistan should stop this proxy war and stop infiltrating extemists trained in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Shahid said " We artsy folks derive pure pleasure from simply shocking the audience. Lord Byron did it, Oscar Wilde did it and the master manipulator Shakespeare set the standards. What was clear in Shahid's manner was his complete arrogance and lack of respect for the audience intermingled with humility that would take the time to come. says Minoo Shah. His readings were spiced with humorous anecdotes.
