{"product_id":"the-man-in-119-9781556597299","title":"The Man in 119","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazim Ali's latest collection uses a migrant geography to explore how the self moves through grief.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man in 119, \u003c\/i\u003e the latest collection from accomplished poet Kazim Ali, explores loss and absence alongside the human body and the natural world. Here, the tongue becomes a collaboration between human and glacial current--the self, a \"tectonic topography of god.\" Grappling with questions of mortality in the wake of his mother's passing, Ali asks where we go when we leave this world: \"earth or sky or memory only.\" With musicality, these poems build a space for contemplation, offering vignettes of various individuals, memories, and geographies. We learn that in migration, the body moves, reproduces itself through the experience of losing and living still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kazim Ali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556597299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazim Ali\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the United Kingdom and has lived transnationally in the United States, Canada, India, France, and the Middle East. He has written novels, essay collections, translations, a work of memoir, and several poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eSukun\u003c\/i\u003e (Wesleyan University Press, 2023), \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of Sheila Chandra\u003c\/i\u003e (Alice James Books, 2020), \u003ci\u003eInquisition\u003c\/i\u003e (Wesleyan University Press, 2018), \u003ci\u003eAll One's Blue\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperCollins India, 2016), \u003ci\u003eWind Instrument\u003c\/i\u003e (Spork Press, 2014), \u003ci\u003eSky Ward\u003c\/i\u003e (Wesleyan University Press, 2012), winner of the Ohioana Book Award in Poetry; \u003ci\u003eBright Felon\u003c\/i\u003e (Wesleyan University Press, 2009); \u003ci\u003eThe Fortieth Day\u003c\/i\u003e (BOA Editions, 2008); and \u003ci\u003eThe Far Mosque\u003c\/i\u003e (Alice James Books, 2005), winner of Alice James Books' New England\/New York Award. He has also edited \u003ci\u003eNew Moons\u003c\/i\u003e, an anthology of writing by North American Muslims and written essay collections on the poetics of Lucille Clifton and Agha Shahid Ali. He is a Professor of Literature at the University of California, San Diego and founder of the non-profit small poetry press, Nightboat Books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kazim Ali \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48867646898333,"sku":"9781556597299","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_74ebe23a-99c9-4129-b761-cbfcdac855ff.jpg?v=1788336847","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-man-in-119-9781556597299","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}